Counter-Clockwise
Chapter 1-Hysteria
Zim had just gotten back from an unsuccessful attempt at destroying Dib.
He was starting to get his doubts about conquering Earth.
Zim plopped down on the couch and sighed.
He figured he was due for another call to the tallest.
"Zim;" Purple laughed, "Oh, oh! Remember the time when he---"
"Transmission coming through, " one of the ship pilots announced.
"Oh, great, " Red sighed, "What is it now, Zim?"
"Greetings, my tallest...I have called to inform you that the mission goes well. In fact, I'm even closer to
destroying this filth place than before!" Zim lied.
"Uh-huh, and how much more time will you be needing?" Red asked.
"Eh, um, two more years?" Zim replied nervously.
Purple growled, "Zim, the other invaders are way ahead of you and, well, we've decided that we'll be moving
on without you, that is, unless you can destroy Earth within the next few weeks."
Red held back the laugh that so wanted to blurt out, "Yeah, Zim! It's about time for Impending Doom 2 to
end."
"But, my tallest--" Zim started.
"No, Zim...two more weeks and then it's all over. " Purple cut him off.
"W-will there be, uh, an Impending Doom 3, by chance?" Zim eagerly asked.
"Ye--" Purple started before Red nudged him.
"No, Zim, there won't be for another 50 years." Red told him.
"But, but--"
"Good-bye, Zim." the transmission ended.
Zim stood still, staring at the screen, mouth open.
Gir ran in, screaming about a monkey, and Zim came back to reality.
"GIR!" Zim yelled.
"Yeeeessssssssss?" Gir squeaked.
"Gir, we need to conquer this 'Earth' in two weeks! We have got to get a good plan."
"Oooooh!" Gir awed.
"Gir? Are you listening?" Zim asked in anger, "GIR!" "What?!" Gir said. "Didn't you hear me? We have to destroy this place and we only have a few weeks left!" Zim explained.
"But the Scary Monkey Show's comin' on!" Gir complained. "Oh, Gir, if you help me take over Earth for once, I'll let you watch all the Scary Monkey Show episodes your little mind can take. "Zim offered slyly.
"SCARY MONKEY!!!" Gir screamed.
"Yes...scary monkey. "Zim said.
"Okie-dokie!" Gir squealed.
Zim spent the rest of the night planning and the following week engineering and creating.
Dib and Gaz were walking to the junior high skool the following day.
~***~
"Zim's been out of class for awhile." Dib told Gaz.
"Maybe he's sick again." Gaz suggested.
"Maybe he's scheming." Dib said.
"Or maybe he's sick." Gaz said, staring deeply into the Game Slave that which she held in her hands.
"Who's side are you on, anyway?" Dib asked.
When they arrived at the school, Gaz went off to her seventh grade class, Dib to his eighth.
Dib stared at Zim's empty seat, pondering.
He glared out the window and squinted.
Something was in the city and it looked like...ZIM.
It was heading towards the school, too.
Dib raised his hand, "Uh, I have to use the bathroom!"
"Is it an emergency, DIB?" the teacher asked.
Dib looked back out the window to see a huge robot coming up the street.
"YES!" Dib snapped.
The teacher rolled his eyes and handed him the pass.
Dib scurried out the doors and over to the large robot, "ZIM!"
"Now, Dib, we settle this, prepare for your doom!" Zim hit a button on the console before him.
Two giant rockets shot from his arms and Zim began his evil laugh.
Dib ran, trying to escape the path of the rockets.
The first one missed and Dib jumped over just to enter the path of the second rocket.
Dib looked around for an exit, but to no avail, he ducked down and covered his head.
The rocket barely missed this time and crashed into the high school.
Dib stood up and stared at the building that was now nothing but dust.
"ZIM! WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU!?" Dib pointed back at the building, staring up at him.
Zim growled, "Dammit!!!" he hit another button on the console. "System Malfunction. System Self Destruct." The computer said.
"What? Err..NOOOOO!!!" Zim hit the eject button, "Eject, EJECT!"
Dib stared at the robot as Zim flew out and into the dirt.
Dib looked down at him.
Zim hopped up and trough on his disguise, then walked into the school, over- looking the crowd of classmates and peers watching the sight in disbelief as the robot exploded.
Gaz glared at Zim, then at Dib, "Told you he was sick."
Dib shook his head and walked painfully back to his class.
Chapter 1-Hysteria
Zim had just gotten back from an unsuccessful attempt at destroying Dib.
He was starting to get his doubts about conquering Earth.
Zim plopped down on the couch and sighed.
He figured he was due for another call to the tallest.
"Zim;" Purple laughed, "Oh, oh! Remember the time when he---"
"Transmission coming through, " one of the ship pilots announced.
"Oh, great, " Red sighed, "What is it now, Zim?"
"Greetings, my tallest...I have called to inform you that the mission goes well. In fact, I'm even closer to
destroying this filth place than before!" Zim lied.
"Uh-huh, and how much more time will you be needing?" Red asked.
"Eh, um, two more years?" Zim replied nervously.
Purple growled, "Zim, the other invaders are way ahead of you and, well, we've decided that we'll be moving
on without you, that is, unless you can destroy Earth within the next few weeks."
Red held back the laugh that so wanted to blurt out, "Yeah, Zim! It's about time for Impending Doom 2 to
end."
"But, my tallest--" Zim started.
"No, Zim...two more weeks and then it's all over. " Purple cut him off.
"W-will there be, uh, an Impending Doom 3, by chance?" Zim eagerly asked.
"Ye--" Purple started before Red nudged him.
"No, Zim, there won't be for another 50 years." Red told him.
"But, but--"
"Good-bye, Zim." the transmission ended.
Zim stood still, staring at the screen, mouth open.
Gir ran in, screaming about a monkey, and Zim came back to reality.
"GIR!" Zim yelled.
"Yeeeessssssssss?" Gir squeaked.
"Gir, we need to conquer this 'Earth' in two weeks! We have got to get a good plan."
"Oooooh!" Gir awed.
"Gir? Are you listening?" Zim asked in anger, "GIR!" "What?!" Gir said. "Didn't you hear me? We have to destroy this place and we only have a few weeks left!" Zim explained.
"But the Scary Monkey Show's comin' on!" Gir complained. "Oh, Gir, if you help me take over Earth for once, I'll let you watch all the Scary Monkey Show episodes your little mind can take. "Zim offered slyly.
"SCARY MONKEY!!!" Gir screamed.
"Yes...scary monkey. "Zim said.
"Okie-dokie!" Gir squealed.
Zim spent the rest of the night planning and the following week engineering and creating.
Dib and Gaz were walking to the junior high skool the following day.
~***~
"Zim's been out of class for awhile." Dib told Gaz.
"Maybe he's sick again." Gaz suggested.
"Maybe he's scheming." Dib said.
"Or maybe he's sick." Gaz said, staring deeply into the Game Slave that which she held in her hands.
"Who's side are you on, anyway?" Dib asked.
When they arrived at the school, Gaz went off to her seventh grade class, Dib to his eighth.
Dib stared at Zim's empty seat, pondering.
He glared out the window and squinted.
Something was in the city and it looked like...ZIM.
It was heading towards the school, too.
Dib raised his hand, "Uh, I have to use the bathroom!"
"Is it an emergency, DIB?" the teacher asked.
Dib looked back out the window to see a huge robot coming up the street.
"YES!" Dib snapped.
The teacher rolled his eyes and handed him the pass.
Dib scurried out the doors and over to the large robot, "ZIM!"
"Now, Dib, we settle this, prepare for your doom!" Zim hit a button on the console before him.
Two giant rockets shot from his arms and Zim began his evil laugh.
Dib ran, trying to escape the path of the rockets.
The first one missed and Dib jumped over just to enter the path of the second rocket.
Dib looked around for an exit, but to no avail, he ducked down and covered his head.
The rocket barely missed this time and crashed into the high school.
Dib stood up and stared at the building that was now nothing but dust.
"ZIM! WHAT DID THEY DO TO YOU!?" Dib pointed back at the building, staring up at him.
Zim growled, "Dammit!!!" he hit another button on the console. "System Malfunction. System Self Destruct." The computer said.
"What? Err..NOOOOO!!!" Zim hit the eject button, "Eject, EJECT!"
Dib stared at the robot as Zim flew out and into the dirt.
Dib looked down at him.
Zim hopped up and trough on his disguise, then walked into the school, over- looking the crowd of classmates and peers watching the sight in disbelief as the robot exploded.
Gaz glared at Zim, then at Dib, "Told you he was sick."
Dib shook his head and walked painfully back to his class.