I'm Candy Rodriguez. Now, 17 years old.
I moved to Mississippi after my parents divorced. I live with my mom now.
I hardly remember all those things that happened five years ago, although, then, it seemed I could never forget.
I remember crying when I had to say goodbye to my friends. Dib, Gir, and…what's his name? Oh yeah, Zim.
I thought I'd never see them again. I thought that was it. It was only about a week after I came back from escaping planet Ork that I had to move. It was the worst week ever but also the best because we spent all our time together.
"G'night," I said to my mom as I gave a treat to my dog, Phantom. He was a miniature husky puppy and I had only gotten him a few weeks before that night.
I decided to sit on the balcony that was attached to my room. It was a beautiful starry night, and I wanted to let my mind wander off.
I looked up into the sky and saw what looked almost like a meteor. It seemed to be coming towards me and before I knew it, I could make out some sort of ship. I backed away, as it landed next to my house. I saw some HUGE guy come out and I ran into my room and hid under my blanket. I felt something grab me and I knew it was him. I screamed in terror but he covered my mouth. He had on a mask so I couldn't see his face. Who was this guy and why did he want me?
He threw me into his ship and the pilot drove off.
"WHO ARE YOU? I DEMAND TO KNOW WHAT YOU PLAN ON-"
"Oh, Candy, don't you remember me?" said a familiar voice.
"S…" I started, and then thought, no, it couldn't be…
"C'mon, Candy, you have to know who I am." He said.
"S-Sizz-Lorr?" I asked, with a shaky, nervous voice.
"So you do remember me. Well, five years ago, you escaped from planet Ork. I was on vacation but when I came back, I was notified that you had escaped. Now, I'll let you choose: You can either go back to Ork or work for me at Shlooghorghs. You decide before I decide for you."
"NO! TAKE ME HOME! I WANT NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU!" I yelled.
"Alright," he said, "Shlooghorghs it is."
"But…I don't want to go through this again." I said, "If you spend your whole life plotting on revenge, you'll get nowhere. I don't even remember what I did wrong."
"You annoyed me. Disrespected me. You killed Irkens while trying to escape."
"But…I didn't have any intention of doing anything wrong…I was only twelve."
"Hmm…well that's too bad. I have to go pick up a few more people from this planet and then we'll be going to Foodcourtia."
"Oh," I said, sitting down on the floor. I cried a few tears. I didn't want to leave Earth.
We landed somewhere and Sizz-Lorr got out and locked me inside while he got some other people. I just sat there facing the wall.
I heard the door open and then close. Then, I heard two people trying to fight back. Didn't they know that Sizz-Lorr was like ten feet tall and almost impossible to fight? (A/N: that's not what she said when she was twelve)
I stood up, and then turned around. If I was going to work with these people, I might as well meet them.
I went up to them and we all just stared at each other for awhile.
"C-Candy?" asked the one wearing a trench coat.
"Dib?" I asked, then looked over to who I knew was Zim but still wasn't sure.
"Zim?" I asked. Zim nodded and we all hugged.
"Oh my god, it's been so long," I said as I started to sob.
"HEY!" Sizz-Lorr said, "THIS IS NO TIME FOR HAPPINESS!"
We ignored him. When we pulled out of our group hug, I looked at both of them in the eyes. I could see Dib was crying and Zim was trying not to.
"How have you guys been?" I asked, whipping my tears.
"Pretty good," Dib said, "Zim and I still go to skool together."
"That's cool," I said, then turned to Zim, "How's Gir doing?"
"Not too well," Zim said, "He's malfunctioning a lot these days."
"Aww, I'm sorry," I said, and then Dib pulled me into a personal hug.
"I missed you SO much," he said, still not letting me go, "I just got a Facebook and you NEED to add me to your friends list."
"Okay," I said, "So…anything new?"
"Naw," Dib said, "But Gaz is her same old self."
"Oh," I said, and then looked at him in the eyes again. Zim and Dib both looked just as I remembered them but at the same time they looked so much different.
"We're going to Foodcourtia aren't we?" Dib asked.
"Yeah," I said sorrowfully.
"When is he going to understand?" Zim sighed, looking at Sizz-Lorr.
"Beats me," I said, wondering why Dib was still hugging me. Now, Dib and Zim were both about five inches taller than me.
"Candy?" Dib asked reluctantly.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Have you…moved on since you left?"
"W-what do you mean by 'moved on'?" I asked.
"Like…are you in a relationship?"
"No…why do you ask?"
"I um…know this seems awkward but you know how we used to be in a relationship? Would you…like to be my girlfriend again?"
I looked up at him. I didn't know what to say, so I said the exact words I had said five years ago.
"I'll be your girlfriend when I feel comfortable with it." I said. He sighed but still didn't let me go. It was the longest hug I had ever had.
"Hey, Zim?" I asked, "Are you in a relationship?"
"Naw, I'm single." He said.
"Are you still trying to conquer Earth?"
"Yes," he said sadly.
"Oh," I said softly.
"You kept your hairstyle." Zim said, changing the subject. Yes, my hair was still purple and it was long in the front and short in the back.
"Yeah," I said, "I like it like this."
Dib let me go but still kept an arm around me.
"Who knew our enemy would bring us together?" Zim asked with a smile.
"I don't know but we're still going to have to work for him," Dib said.
"Well it doesn't matter just as long as we can all be together." I said.
Soon, the ship landed on Foodcourtia. I hardly remembered the place, but oh, I remembered it.
We walked in and it was packed! There were so many alien people and it just seemed like a weird dream- except you can't wake up.
About three aliens stood there, ready with three uniforms. I grabbed one that looked so familiar. It looked just like the one I had worn five years ago.
I went to the bathroom, put it on, and came out.
"I have all of your fingerprints in my system. To come in or leave, you have to scan your fingerprints. Anyone except for you guys can get out or in." Sizz-Lorr said.
"Boo," I said, "You suck."
"Shut up," he said.
"Um…hey," said one of the workers that was listening, "Can't they just get someone else like a customer to use their finger for them?"
"SILENCE!" Sizz-Lorr screamed, "…Wait a minute…you're right."
"Yus I am," the guy said, feeling proud of himself.
Sizz-Lorr pulled out a phone.
"Yes…mmhmm…right…I will pay you guys triple for guarding my restaurant. Thanks." He said.
"So…you hired some freakin' guards." I said, "WHOOPDIE FRIGGIN' DOO!"
"SHUT UP!" Sizz-Lorr screamed, handing Dib a mop, sending Zim to the register, and giving me a tray of food to take to table four. I slowly started walking there, the heels of my black shoes clanking against the floor loudly with each step.
"Here you go," I said, giving it to them and walking away.
"HEY, SHORTY!" I heard someone call. I turned around and saw Zim looking at me from the register.
"What is it?" I asked, running over.
"Table five…needs assistance. You better go check it out."
"Kay," I said, going over.
"May I help you?" I asked flatly.
"YES!" said an angry, elderly female alien, "My soup is cold!"
"Um…what item number is this?" I asked, picking up a menu.
"Thirteen." She said angrily.
"Ah, here we are," I said, "Vort soup. Comes with…something I can't read blah, blah, blah, served cold with your choice of side. Um, there doesn't seem to be a mistake."
"I DON'T LIKE COLD SOUP!"
"Then maybe you shouldn't have ORDERED IT!" I yelled.
"I'M GOING TO SUE!"
"I'M GOING TO GO NUTS!"
"I HOPE YOU HAVE A LAWYER!" she screamed.
"I HOPE YOU DIE!" I said.
"CANDY!" Sizz-Lorr said, coming over, "BE RESPECTFUL!"
"MAKE ME!" I whined.
He grabbed me by the leg, holding me upside down.
"Listen. You don't like me and I don't like you. I get that, but YOU got yourself into trouble and YOU are responsible for the consequences. You're 17 now and should know how to be responsible for your own actions."
"NO!" I screamed, "I WILL NOT BE-"
He slapped me. Hard.
"Ouch," I said as I put my hand to my red face, "T-that hurt…"
He slapped me again, but a little harder.
"Do we understand each other?" he asked firmly, shaking me a little.
"Mmhmm," I said as my eyes began to water.
"Good," he said, putting me down, "Now what do we say to the customer?"
"I don't know." I said. He slapped me yet again.
"Say you're sorry." He said.
"You're sorry," I said to the customer. Sizz-Lorr growled and slapped me again.
"I-I'M SORRY!" I said as Zim walked over.
"SIZZ-LORR, YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DO THAT!" he yelled. Sizz-Lorr sent him a glare.
"Really?" he asked, "And you have no right to tell me my rights, do you hear me?"
"Well yeah, I hear you, I mean I'm not deaf but uh…that doesn't mean I wanna listen."
"Don't get smart with-"
"Hey, what's going on?" Dib asked, walking over, "Why is Candy crying?"
"I-I'm not crying," I said with a sniffle.
He hugged me and left me in his arms.
"You know, this should be illegal," Dib said angrily.
"Yeah," Sizz-Lorr said, "But on Foodcourtia, it's not. NOW GO BACK TO YOUR STATION!"
"GO DIE!" Dib shouted. Sizz-Lorr angrily looked at Dib. He made the same face he had made before he slapped me. He took a few steps closer to Dib so I pried Dib's arms off of me and punched Sizz-Lorr as hard as I could, making him choke out a little bit of blood.
"DON'T KILL MEH!" I screamed, crouching down and holding a tray above my head as a shield.
"When you die, tell 'em I sent you," Sizz-Lorr said, grabbing the tray and easily breaking it in half.
"I won't do it again!" I pleaded. Dib wrapped his arms around me so I wouldn't get hurt.
"Hmph," Sizz-Lorr said, "You better not."
He left to go do some work…somewhere.
"WHAAAAAAAAUUUUGH!" I screamed after burying my face into Dib's shirt.
"Candy, you're okay, he's gone," Zim said.
"Aw, Candy, c'mon you're fine." Dib said sympathetically.
"MY FACE HURTS!" I screamed.
"I'm sorry," Zim said.
I stood there for awhile… then I threw up on the floor.
"Nice," Zim said, "Now Dib has to clean that up." (XD)
Dib sighed and rolled his eyes while I sat down with a fountain drink.
I twirled my straw around and looked down.
"NO BREAKS, CANDY!" I heard Sizz-Lorr say.
I looked up and showed no fear.
"I'm tired. Before you brought me here, I was on my way to bed." I said.
"You'll be off in another hour. It's 2AM and you'll be off at three."
"WHY WOULD SO MANY PEOPLE EAT AT 2AM?" I screamed. Sizz-Lorr shrugged.
"Okay," I said, looking down again. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around to see a redhead boy about my age.
"CANDY! LONG TIME NO SEE!" he screamed, hugging me.
"K-Keef?" I asked.
"THAT'S MY NAME!" he said.
"I thought you were dead or something," I said, rolling my eyes.
"No, I've been working for Sizz-Lorr!"
"MEEEH." I said, getting up to work. I picked up a tray and gave it to a table.
"Enjoy your freakin' meal and go home, wear a muumuu, and never leave the house again." I said and left the table.
Bored…I grabbed another tray and gave it to another table. I kept doing that until the restaurant closed.
"Okay," Sizz-Lorr said, "You guys are going to sleep in the back. There's only one bed there."
"WHAT?" I screamed, "THAT IS SO GA-"
"Leave. You guys will be ready for work at nine thirty." Sizz-Lorr said and left with Keef. I ran to the room, threw on my PJ's that I had brought along, and hopped into the full sized bed.
"I'm so tired," I said as Dib and Zim laid down.
"This is SO awkward," I said "How am I supposed to sleep?"
"I dunno," Dib said, turning around and crawling under the blanket.
"Zim…" I said.
"What?"
"Your legs are touching mine. Move them."
"Sorry," Zim said.
"What is this?" I asked.
"My butt," Dib said, "Now quit kicking it."
"Who's kicking me?" I asked.
"That was me," said Keef who came out of the blanket.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. I slapped him repeatedly.
"YOU CREEPER!" I screamed.
"Aw, I'm sorry," he said, leaving. I got up.
"Where are you going?" Zim asked.
"First, I'm going to throw up, and then, I'm going to sleep at table thirteen. It's comfy."
"Oh. Will you be okay?" Dib asked sleepily.
"Yeah, I guess," I said, walking away.
And that was only day one.