Chapter 1: Let's Have A Sleepover

It was a normal Thursday afternoon. Zim was sitting at the dining table, doing his homework after a long day at skool, when the phone suddenly rang.

"Mom! The phone is ringing!" He called to Christine, who was currently cleaning up the basement for the next full moon.

"Could you get that for me sweetie? I'm kinda tied up at the moment. Quite literally." She called back up.

"Sure." Zim rolled his eyes in amusement as he stood up and answered the phone. "Hello, you've reached Christine Vannamelon, this is her son speaking."

"Zim! Hey, I was hoping I would reach you!"

"Dib?! How did you get this number?"

"Dude, haven't you ever heard of a phone book? Every number in town is in it."

"Oh. Ok. So, what's up?"

"Ok, so, you know how you and I have been friends for a while now?"

"Yeah."

"Well, I was thinking that perhaps we could make that friendship official with a sleepover."

"A sleepover?"

Zim was flattered. He had done research on friendship when he was forced to be friends with Keef, and had read that only the bestest of close friends have sleepovers.

"Yeah, I mean, we are friends now, why not act like it?"

"Wow Dib, that's really nice of you! But, I'll have to ask Christine first."

"Oh yeah, of course. You should always get the permission of a parent first."

"Ok, give me a moment."

With that, Zim placed the phone down and ran to the basement stairs.

"Hey mom!" He called. "Dib's inviting me to a sleepover tomorrow. Can I go?"

"Why of course you can sweetie!" Christine answered. "Just remember to pack up what you'll need in your PAK so that you won't have to come home after skool."

"Thanks mom."

With that, Zim ran back to the phone and picked it up.

"Hey Dib, Christine said it was ok."

"Awesome! So, I'll see you at skool tomorrow then."

"Yeah, see ya."

"Bye."

"Zim!" Christine called after he hung up. "Do you think you can come down here and help me out with this? I seem to have completely entangled myself!"

"Coming mother!" Zim laughed, turning to Gir and Minimoose. "Come on guys. Christine's gonna need all the help she can get. The full moon is only in eight more days."

"YAY! Blind lady is gonna be a wolf!" Gir cried excitedly.

"Meep!" Minimoose agreed.

"Yeah, it'll be really interesting, but not unless we get down there and help her." Zim ordered as the three of them ran down the stairs to the den. "Seriously, sometimes I wonder how she made it without us."

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The next day, after the skool bell rang, the students ran out of the building, ready for the weekend. Dib, Zim, and Gaz exited the building together, ready to head to the Membrane house.

"Now, are you sure you have everything?" Dib asked Zim. "We don't need to run by your house real quick for you to grab anything?"

"Nope," Zim shook his head. "Trust me Dib, I have everything I need. Christine even gave me a new cell phone in case I need to call her."

"Wow! That's neat! Hey, we should trade phone numbers."

"I think that's a great idea!"

As Zim and Dib traded phone numbers, Gaz rolled her eyes as she watched.

"You know, this is really weird for me." She admitted. "You guys used to absolutely HATE each other, and now you guys are like BFFs. Trading phone numbers and having sleepovers."

"Well, I guess that's what happens when you get adopted by the opposite species." Zim shrugged.

"Are you sure you can handle being away from Christine for a full twenty four hours?" Dib asked concerning.

"Please Dib, I'm twelve, not five." Zim rolled his eyes.

"Just making sure. I know how you get sometimes."

"Ok, can we go home now?" Gaz groaned.

"Sure." Both boys said together.