Heyo, readers! Yet another fic from me. Hopefully this one won't be quite as huge a disaster as the others....Anyway, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim.
Chance
Chapter 1
Dib stretched and sat up on his roof. He'd been there for hours, and hadn't seen a single thing.
Well, there was that flying weasil, but....
Dib's train of thought was cut short as a huge ball of flames flew by, not far above the power poles. Dib immediatley slid down the drainpipe and began running in the direction of the UFO.
The flames were still burning when Dib arrived at the crash site. He approached carefully, trying to get a better look, when he heard a strange mewling noise and something else groaning in pain. Dib quickly found the sources of the sounds; two aliens like Zim, one nearly twice as tall as Zim, and a very tiny one, obviously a baby. Dib stifled a gasp when he saw that the bottom half of the big one was trapped under the burning ship, and partially ripped from the top half. Dib walked closer, and the adult finally noticed him. When Dib looked it in the eyes, he saw that it was female, and realized that the small one must be her child. She gave Dib a despairing look, and held his gaze long enough to see him nod slowly, before she collapsed. Dib picked up the infant and carefully placed it in his backpack, before gentley pushing the dead mother closer to the flames, so no one else would find her. He glanced at the burning ship once more before turning to go back home.
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When Dib was back in his room he found an old shoe box that was large enough to hold the tiny alien in, and lined it with a couple of his old shirts. He then set the baby in it, and looked closely at it for the first time. It was also female, with curled antennae and wide purple eyes. It had a small pak with blue spots, and was wearing a miniature version of Zim's outfit, except it was blue. Dib also noticed that her skin was paler than Zim's, and that it was practically covered it ash and dirt.
He began to get up to get a damp washcloth, before remembering the effect water had on Zim. He thought for moment before shrugging, picking up the infant, and carefully brushing off the dirt with his hand.
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Dib was woken up that morning by his sister banging on the door, yelling that he'd be late if he didn't get up. Dib looked at the clock before cursing as he threw on some clean clothes. Suddenly, he remembered the alien baby, and searched his room before he found it clinging to a hanger in his closet, attempting to grab the string for the light. He laughed as he picked her up and slipped her into his backpack, glad that he knew his usual bullies were going to play hookey that day. He ran dowstairs, stuffed a peice of toast in his mouth and ran out the door.
Dib made it to skool on time, glaring at Zim as he entered the classroom and carefully set his backpack on the floor, making sure that the baby, which he had decided to call Pip, couldn't get out.
The morning went normally until, ten minutes before lunch, Pip began crying. While he half-listened to Ms. Bitters yelling at him to leave and make his backpack shut up, he noticed that this cry sounded different from what he had heard the night before, and he didn't see the odd look Zim was giving him as he left the room.
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Dib sat in a stall in the boys bathroom, rocking Pip in his arms and trying to calm her down. Suddenly someone spoke from above him.
"That won't work, earth-stink. She's hungry, not tired."
Zim dropped down from the ceiling, his spider legs retracting at the same time. Without saying anything, Zim grabbed Pip, cradling her in the crook of his arm with almost practiced ease, while a mechanical arm from his pak dropped a small container into his other hand. Zim shook the container a little before poking a hole in it with his claw and holding it to Pip's mouth. The small Irken stopped crying, sniffed experimentally, then grabbed at the container, happily drinking the contents.
Once Pip was quiet, Zim looked up at Dib.
"How, in the name of the Tallest, did you get a hold of a smeet?"
Dib blinked.
"A what?"
"A smeet. The thing I'm holding."
"Oh, you mean Pip. I...found her."
Zim gave the Irken equivalent of a snort.
"You don't just 'find' a smeet on a planet this far from Irk, human. I suggest you tell me, or I'll be forced to scoop your organs out with a spoon."
"She was in a ship. It crashed."
"By herself? She couldn't have survived."
Dib looked at Pip, who was still happily drinking from the container.
"There was an older female also. She was crushed by the ship."
Zim looked skeptically at Dib.
"If you're lying, Dib-human, it won't do any good. Irkens' paks automatically record everything that happens to them during their lifespan. I will take this smeet, since you obviously do not know how to care for her, and find out the truth after Skool."
Dib glared, before quickly snatching Pip from Zim's arm and holding her close.
"Yeah right, Zim. Like I'd let you just take her. Her mother wanted me to take care of her, not you."
Zim rolled his eyes.
"If what you told me is true, she was near death and quite possibly delirious. She didn't know what she was doing, and you were probably the only living thing stupid enough to get that close to a burning ship."
Before Dib could reply, Pip burped and tossed the container towards Zim, then yawned and curled in towards Dib, falling asleep quickly. While Dib couldn't hear it, Zim gave a soft chuckle, looking at the container that had landed only inches from Dib.
I know that Zim and Dib both probably seem just a liiittle out of character right now, but Zim's reasons will be explained within a chapter or two (I hope). As for Dib, Gaz told me that "He'd take in any hurt or abandonerd animal that he could find, try to train them to hunt aliens and stuff. Well, until dad found them and used them in his experiments, anyway."
Also please review and tell me what you thought of the story so far. Reviews will be used to get food for Pip, flames will be used to heat it.
Disclaimer: I do not own Invader Zim.
Chance
Chapter 1
Dib stretched and sat up on his roof. He'd been there for hours, and hadn't seen a single thing.
Well, there was that flying weasil, but....
Dib's train of thought was cut short as a huge ball of flames flew by, not far above the power poles. Dib immediatley slid down the drainpipe and began running in the direction of the UFO.
The flames were still burning when Dib arrived at the crash site. He approached carefully, trying to get a better look, when he heard a strange mewling noise and something else groaning in pain. Dib quickly found the sources of the sounds; two aliens like Zim, one nearly twice as tall as Zim, and a very tiny one, obviously a baby. Dib stifled a gasp when he saw that the bottom half of the big one was trapped under the burning ship, and partially ripped from the top half. Dib walked closer, and the adult finally noticed him. When Dib looked it in the eyes, he saw that it was female, and realized that the small one must be her child. She gave Dib a despairing look, and held his gaze long enough to see him nod slowly, before she collapsed. Dib picked up the infant and carefully placed it in his backpack, before gentley pushing the dead mother closer to the flames, so no one else would find her. He glanced at the burning ship once more before turning to go back home.
~~~~~
When Dib was back in his room he found an old shoe box that was large enough to hold the tiny alien in, and lined it with a couple of his old shirts. He then set the baby in it, and looked closely at it for the first time. It was also female, with curled antennae and wide purple eyes. It had a small pak with blue spots, and was wearing a miniature version of Zim's outfit, except it was blue. Dib also noticed that her skin was paler than Zim's, and that it was practically covered it ash and dirt.
He began to get up to get a damp washcloth, before remembering the effect water had on Zim. He thought for moment before shrugging, picking up the infant, and carefully brushing off the dirt with his hand.
~~~~~~
Dib was woken up that morning by his sister banging on the door, yelling that he'd be late if he didn't get up. Dib looked at the clock before cursing as he threw on some clean clothes. Suddenly, he remembered the alien baby, and searched his room before he found it clinging to a hanger in his closet, attempting to grab the string for the light. He laughed as he picked her up and slipped her into his backpack, glad that he knew his usual bullies were going to play hookey that day. He ran dowstairs, stuffed a peice of toast in his mouth and ran out the door.
Dib made it to skool on time, glaring at Zim as he entered the classroom and carefully set his backpack on the floor, making sure that the baby, which he had decided to call Pip, couldn't get out.
The morning went normally until, ten minutes before lunch, Pip began crying. While he half-listened to Ms. Bitters yelling at him to leave and make his backpack shut up, he noticed that this cry sounded different from what he had heard the night before, and he didn't see the odd look Zim was giving him as he left the room.
~~~~
Dib sat in a stall in the boys bathroom, rocking Pip in his arms and trying to calm her down. Suddenly someone spoke from above him.
"That won't work, earth-stink. She's hungry, not tired."
Zim dropped down from the ceiling, his spider legs retracting at the same time. Without saying anything, Zim grabbed Pip, cradling her in the crook of his arm with almost practiced ease, while a mechanical arm from his pak dropped a small container into his other hand. Zim shook the container a little before poking a hole in it with his claw and holding it to Pip's mouth. The small Irken stopped crying, sniffed experimentally, then grabbed at the container, happily drinking the contents.
Once Pip was quiet, Zim looked up at Dib.
"How, in the name of the Tallest, did you get a hold of a smeet?"
Dib blinked.
"A what?"
"A smeet. The thing I'm holding."
"Oh, you mean Pip. I...found her."
Zim gave the Irken equivalent of a snort.
"You don't just 'find' a smeet on a planet this far from Irk, human. I suggest you tell me, or I'll be forced to scoop your organs out with a spoon."
"She was in a ship. It crashed."
"By herself? She couldn't have survived."
Dib looked at Pip, who was still happily drinking from the container.
"There was an older female also. She was crushed by the ship."
Zim looked skeptically at Dib.
"If you're lying, Dib-human, it won't do any good. Irkens' paks automatically record everything that happens to them during their lifespan. I will take this smeet, since you obviously do not know how to care for her, and find out the truth after Skool."
Dib glared, before quickly snatching Pip from Zim's arm and holding her close.
"Yeah right, Zim. Like I'd let you just take her. Her mother wanted me to take care of her, not you."
Zim rolled his eyes.
"If what you told me is true, she was near death and quite possibly delirious. She didn't know what she was doing, and you were probably the only living thing stupid enough to get that close to a burning ship."
Before Dib could reply, Pip burped and tossed the container towards Zim, then yawned and curled in towards Dib, falling asleep quickly. While Dib couldn't hear it, Zim gave a soft chuckle, looking at the container that had landed only inches from Dib.
I know that Zim and Dib both probably seem just a liiittle out of character right now, but Zim's reasons will be explained within a chapter or two (I hope). As for Dib, Gaz told me that "He'd take in any hurt or abandonerd animal that he could find, try to train them to hunt aliens and stuff. Well, until dad found them and used them in his experiments, anyway."
Also please review and tell me what you thought of the story so far. Reviews will be used to get food for Pip, flames will be used to heat it.