Summary: it's been five years since Zim landed on Earth. Everything seemed to be going perfect until he receives a transmission from his tallest that almost ends the aliens life.
Warning: high rated for depression, suicidal thoughts and action's
A/N: Yes I know over used plot! But I believe everyone deserves a shot at this kind of thing, gonna be a loooong story! Me and my cowriter or beta, whatever you wanna call him just keep adding new things and idea's. I did have an old account but I couldn't remember the password or user name…so I started a new one…not sure if part of this story is under that or not. Either way I'm edited it and am reposting it. So if this, or another story I may post, seems familiar…that's why. I wrote this w/t help by my brother (Co-writer, beta.) and it is still in progress. Please read and comment! I crave comments! I will stop talking now and let you get to the story! Enjoy!
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Ch.1
Zim awoke smoothly from his recharging. Opening his large maroon eyes wide the Irken male took a deep breath. And stepped out of his long tube, unlike humans Zim didn't require sleep, but he could shut down his Pak for recharging when he wished. Today was the huge school assembly where every student at 'Hi Skool' (as it read on the sign) was required to assemble in the auditorium for a lecture on safe sex. Zim grinned in proud eagerness of his plan and quickly crossed the slick floor of his recharging chamber, his metal toed boot's clinking as he walked. Entering the elevator he decided he had enough time before school to go over his next evil plan! As it was only six thirty in the morning.
"Computer take me to the lab!" Zim ordered his plan was the best of all time! Once at the school Zim planned on sneaking into the auditorium and releasing a tube of mosquitoes all infected with a genetically altering serum Zim engineered to cause each human that would become infected to obey his every command. "I just know the tallest will redeem my rightful title as an invader once my plan is completed." Gloating to himself in righteousness the alien felt his large grin widen "This planet will pay for ever messing with this Irken invader!" the only person he was worried about was Dib! In all these years the human always fought with Zim on every one of his plans. He was the reason Zim has yet to concur this planet. To say the human was grating on his nerves was a huge understatement. Their fighting also grew more violent and clever as time passed.
None the less he was taking his overwhelming glee to an extreme, for it was five years today he came to this planet. Five years he's been fighting to concur this ball of filth, and five complete years of humiliating failure! Zim knew his tallest were growing impatient with the amount of time he was taking. A lot has changed in these past years, including his mysterious growth in height. The combination of the earth's atmosphere and his drastic change of dieting caused him to grow naturally to five feet seven inches. At least that was his theory; it could just be because he was meant to rule! But because of the deep respect he held for his tallest he could never let them know. If they did he would get a great job he didn't earn because he grew in height. Zim wanted nothing more than to prove he wasn't completely worthless to his tallest on his own. Zim could still remember the sharp burning pain that coursed throughout his whole body.
Clenching his fist's Zim could remember how his base couldn't recognize him because of his physical changes. How hard it was to watch is base explode and burn to the ground. 'Stupid safety regulation!' Zim thought furiously, he remembered how he and Gir barely made it out in time. After that Zim had to begin again from scratch. Zim found a new area to rebuild his base. But it was not easy; Zim had nothing to work with. But he was so grateful for the communicator built into his Voot cruiser and into Gir. Zim found himself bargaining with different species for material he needed. Not that that was hard, most other species feared or hated the Irken race. So Zim rebuilt his house, base and equipment from the ground up. It took almost five years to accomplish this. With having nothing, trying to get materials, tools and etc. it wouldn't have taken so long if Zim hadn't fallen ill and almost bed ridden on and off for a year. And little by little Zim grew in height to over five feet tall.
Also Zim has been so busy and far behind schedule that he hasn't been able to contact his tallest. He was sure they were worried, but because of his base exploding, the height and everything…Zim just didn't have the time. He was trying to get back on schedule and planned on calling them to explain certain things of what happened. But he had to be careful, he knew full well that he would have to sync up videos of past calls to talk to them, the files where saved in his PAK. He's done it before when he was asking for supplies.
Lost in thought Zim almost jumped when his computer with a downloaded personality spoke up "Sir, you have arrived in the lab." Snapping out of his thought's Zim widened his eyes for a deep breath of air as his antennas twitched he spoke in a high spirited voice "Of course computer. Well done." His computer stuttered slightly not used to his master complementing him "uh…yeah." Stepping out of his elevator he crossed his lab to the section of animal testing.
In all these past years he also managed to enlarge his underground facilities and add some homemade equipment. Not many Irken's knew, but Zim was very handy with tools and could build just about any form of electronic device. Since he was too tall for his Voot cruiser he built a spittle runner, which looked so much like the spaceship Tak flew to school. It paid to learn what other species knew about technology, and having friends on different planets helped with material. If his tallest knew he was able to do so much with what the Earth provided they would be very shocked and proud. But Zim never thought about that.
He also had to take to copy the material from his old uniform and create a new one that would fit him. (In essence it was a lot like his old one, knee high black boots with steel toed and heel boots, skin tight black spandex like pants, elbow length tight gloves, his top was almost the same with pink shoulder pads, collar, with a maroon shirt and matching sleeves with several thin black stripes, but the shirt was different it had a flap like opening because it was to be curved around his torso and the opening ran across his chest with the end hugging his hips, and the end to the opening to his shirt hung on his thigh. His top was held in place by a two strapped black belt that perfectly hugged his waist and two buttons on his chest with the Irken armada symbol on his chest at the seam of his shirt opening.) Of course he kept his old one.
Zim also looked almost exactly the same, green skin, high cheek bones, narrow face, large maroon shiny eyes, and long sleek black antennas that curved at the ends as they grew in length over the years. His teeth were still pure white and sharp, his body was unnaturally thin since he weighed about one hundred and ten pounds, normal for an Irken his height, and he was curvy like a human female. He couldn't risk being discovered so he had also acquired a wardrobe of human cloths in an attempt to blend in better. Zim didn't notice how attractive he was, but all the girls and some boys in his school stalked him at the chance of a date. He longed for the days at school where they avoided him, thought of him ugly, and he could experiment on his assigned lunch without being caught. Instead everyone calls him UGH "Unique, and mysterious!" Zim felt his gigglysplooch tighten at the thought of his school mates.
Just as he was about to check on his mosquitoes his computer announced "Incoming transmission from the almighty tallest, sir." Zim jumped out of his skin his eyes bulging "What!?" he was astounded, they never called him! Looking frantically around his base Zim grabbed his head not knowing what to do running back a forth for few seconds Zim tried to think quickly "Oh no! Uhhhh! Computer! Bring up simulation 756-b on the monitor and answer the call!" running over to his computer in a flash Zim began to frantically press buttons so his simulation would match the impending conversation. Taking a deep breath Zim greeted his tallest red and purple "my tallest, I am very sorry. I know I haven't called in a long time."
"DIB! GET DOWN HERE NOW OR WALK TO SCHOOL ALONE WITH NO FOOD! I'M SICK OF YOU TAKING SO LONG! DON"T MAKE ME DRAG YOU TO SCHOOL IN CHAINS AGAIN!" Gaz yelled up the stairs to her brother. She had changed very little. Her hair and outfit the same only with a few more piercing's, and make up. She was still the same dark like, scary, now fourteen year old, girl she has always been. Gritting her teeth Gaz stormed into the kitchen ready to throw his plate of eggs and toast out of the window when dib ran in out of breath looking as though he had just woken up.
Dib on the other hand hadn't changed much either, he was still obsessed/fascinated with the paranormal science. Still considered completely insane by his father, but in the eyes of his peers he was attractive to a certain extent. His outfit stayed the same. Boots, cloak, the whole package the same. Only now fifteen dib had grown into a broad shouldered, fit, lean, tall at five foot eleven young man. His hair with still in the same scythe style, long on the top on short on the sides, he had large hazel eyes, a narrow face, with slight stubble on his chin. And a few small earrings on one ear, it grazed on dib's nerves that all the females in his year and most in other years wanted to date him because he was the best looking guy any teen girl had seen in a while. He knew they wanted to date him for his looks and not who he was. But no need for alarm he was still considered completely insane by most of his classmates.
"I'm sorry Gaz my alarm didn't go off." Dib replied sheepishly throwing his bag onto the kitchen floor, she scowled ignoring his excuse but threw his breakfast back down across the table, scattering the eggs, "Just wolf down and let's go." She hissed plopping down at the table and flipping open her game station 3. Dib sighed in relief; glad that was the worst Gaz did. He knew just how much she hated him being late in the morning. Sitting across from his sister Dib began to eat at a quick pace "Todays the day Gaz, assembly in the auditorium at ten." She grunted in recognition of her brother talking, every now and then shouting 'die! Kill!' Dib stared across the room in thought as he began to show a little paranoia for good reason "I just know Zim is going to try something! My investigator instincts are screaming!"
There was a small point in time where Dib did give up. About five years ago. Zim humiliated him in class and he ended up tackling Zim to the ground. Afterwards Dib got dragged out of class and thrown in a room with a creepy counselor. The strange thing was that Dib didn't see Zim for almost a year after that incident. The investigator did hope that Zim left for good. And for a while he gave up on the paranormal. Until Zim reappeared in school, and Dib realized that he can't stand by as an onlooker he was the only one who could show Zim that he can't get away with whatever he likes. So no matter how much it may suck at times Dib knew that this was his destiny. To catch himself that alien!
Gaz rolled her eyes in annoyance but remained silent trying to ignore her annoying brother as he talked. "That's why I made sure to pack all the essential alien stopping supplies I'll need to stop him!" Dib slapped the table as he spoke, with a fierce determination. Glaring at him Gaz stood up suddenly slapping his plate onto the floor and grabbed his shirt by the collar "That's it you're done! Let's go! I don't care if you starve in class I'm sick and tired of you ranting obsessively about Zim!" Dib stumbled behind her but knew better to fight back as he snatched up his bag. "Sorry Gaz." He muttered as he was dragged out of the house. She scowled "Shut up dib."
A/N: Hope you enjoyed the first chapter! I know not much happened, but worry not! there is much more to come! Please read and leave a comment. thank you!