A/N: Once upon a time, I had posted on this site a collection of prompts for stories wherein bad, or outright karmic, things happen to Gaz. However, it was eventually taken down for apparently violating site rules – presumably, the fact that it wasn't a story, but just lists of titles and a few brief words (though no one ever told me the exact reasoning). And, while frustrated at my attempts at cultivating this particular sub-genre, I was willing to accept it, moving my prompts to a forum (which, sadly, I don't think anyone's been reading).
Then, I recently found a writer called Luna Bass, who among their portfolio includes a collection of story ideas for both Jackie Chan Adventures and Harry Potter. And I thought, why is that okay? Is it because the story ideas are fleshed out, rather than brief, few word descriptions? Well, let's try it that way – if this gets taken down again, at least I'll have gotten a few more ideas out there. So, read on, and if you see anything you like, by all means take it (and if you can come up with your own titles, go ahead; mine are mostly placeholders).
Disclaimer for the sake of formality: Invader Zim belongs to Jhonen Vasquez. I only own these story ideas, but freely waive those rights to whoever's interested.
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The Costume
We all know this trope. Someone gets a costume on Halloween, and because of a curse, or an angry spirit, or some cosmic event, or something like that, they become what they've dressed up as. Now, let's apply that to Gaz. Does she get turned into something girly? Or something that makes her as ugly on the outside as the inside? Or perhaps something else?
Gaz Goes Au Naturale
Everyone see that Fairly Oddparents episode "Crime Wave"? Well, this is the same set up – for some reason, up to the writer, Gaz gets teleported someplace, but her clothes aren't (again, reasons are up to you). Now, can she get back home without suffering the ultimate humiliation?
Riches To Rags
A Medieval AU story. Gaz is a cruel and petty member of the nobility, who enjoys tormenting peasants… until she becomes one. How she does so is up to you: Is she stripped of her position due to breaking some law? Does an offended witch curse her? Does one of those "live as a commoner for a day" plots go horribly wrong? Or is it something else altogether? Your choice.
Justice From Beyond
Iggins inexplicably survived the events of "Game Slave 2" only because of executive meddling from Nickelodeon. But let's take a more realistic look – what if he actually did die? And what if his pissed off ghost started haunting Gaz as revenge for what she did to him?
Error
You know what would be one of the most perfect karmic fates for Gaz? If those security dolls she torments Dib with, the ones she went out of her way to program to eat human flesh, were to turn on her.
The Show Must Go On
Gaz accidentally kills a clown while at the circus. This being the Invader Zim world, the circus is of course magical, and as a consequence of her actions, this dour Goth is now forced to become the replacement clown.
Gaz Membrane, This Will Be YOUR Life
Gaz has a pretty decent life, all things considered. But she doesn't look like she appreciates it all that much. But will she learn to appreciate it more when a bullied nerd with access to real magic switches lives with her?
Revenge of the Baby-Sat
A teenage Gaz, told by her father to get a job as a lesson in responsibility, becomes a babysitter. And in keeping with her nature, she soon reaches Vicky-like levels of cruelty, and easily gets away with it. But what happens when her charges decide to take matters into their own hands and get even?
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Here you go. More to come, assuming this doesn't get taken down.