A/N: I'd like to point out that this is my first fanfic in like 2 years so if there is something you don't get or you want to point something out just leave a review (they make me smile and not explode), I don't care if I get flames I will still keep writing and I'd really appreciate reviews well that is all…

Disclaimer: I own nothing except the plot, my made-up character Dim who will be introduced next chapter, and my phone full of Invader Zim episodes.

"You can't escape me filthy earth monkey!"

I could hear Zim yell behind me, I looked back at him and he was almost catching up with me with the help of his PAK legs and without his disguise I may add so I quickly picked up my pace though I was going as fast as I possibly could. I looked all around me as I ran, I looked at the houses and how eerie they looked as the night coated them with shadows and I couldn't help but feel a bit unnerved. Now would be the best time to expose Zim for what he really is but I couldn't bring myself to care at this moment and I clutched the strange alien device in my hands as hard as I could in fear of it being ripped out of my hands.

"You'll never catch me Zim…Not when I finally have proof. I will show everyone what you really are and nothing you do will stop me!"

YES! I can almost see Zim in an autopsy table and no one will be able to label me as "the crazy kid" anymore. I'll be liked, I'll be recognized, I'll be…I'll be…RESPECTED. Though my hopes were soon shattered when I crash head first with a wall, I groaned as I lay there sprawled on the floor as my enemy got closer and closer. I briskly got to my feet but not before Zim could grab the collar of my trench coat which he pulled hard enough to make me fall face down on the floor again.

"How foolish you were to think you, an INFERIOR hiyuman, could escape from the ALMIGHTY ZIM!"He yelled, his PAK legs retracting, and then he rolled me over so that my back was to the floor and I was facing him then he unceremoniously kicked my stomach and I groaned in pain.

"Now, give Zim the Irken device you took." He said glaring at me.

"Never, I need it to expose you and see what your insides look like." I said chuckling darkly while getting to my feet. He jumped towards me to try and take the device from my hands but thanks to my height he couldn't reach it as I raised my harm high above me and out of his reach.

"What's the problem Zim? Can't-" I was cut short as he lunged at me and pinned me down with the help of his PAK legs and took the device from my hands.

"Dib-worm by now you should know not to mess with the ALMIGHTY ZIM! NOW YOU SHALL MEET YOUR DOOM!" Zim said putting the device I took from him deep inside his pack where I wouldn't be able to take it from him and slowly taking out what kind of resembled a gun and pointed it at me. I was trying really hard not to freak out as to not show weakness in front of my enemy but I know Zim saw the fear in my eyes. His finger was on the trigger and I just closed my eyes and hoped I wouldn't be in much pain, as I heard the gun being fired I clenched my eyes tighter and a scream left my mouth but not from the pain…no there was no pain so I opened my eyes and stared at Zim confused. He wasn't on top of me anymore so I took this chance and stood up dusting myself off, he looked bewildered as if he didn't get why I was still here and not just a pile of ashes then confusion turned to anger.

"Why aren't you dead Dib-filth? The great Zim commands you to die!" He yelled at me I just rolled my eyes at him.

"It's not my fault you can't build effective weapons Zim" I told him grinning at my luck. To tell the truth I wasn't feeling much different than before he shot me well apart from feeling a bit hollow like I was missing something but I quickly dismissed it.

"CURSE YOU! Gir must have tampered with it, stupid useless robot!" Zim said glaring at something in the distance.

"What was it supposed to do anyway?" I said letting my curiosity get the best of me, Zim turned to look at me glared and looked at the floor, after a few moments I thought he wouldn't respond and was about to head home when he sighed, and looked back at me.

"It was supposed to erase your DNA and stop you from ever existing…" He said emphasizing the word supposed "but it was tampered with, SO IT IS USELESS! Or maybe it has something to do with you abnormally large head…" Zim mused.

"MY HEAD'S NOT BIG!" I yelled at him as he started walking back to his base, I sighed then like Zim started walking home. I thought about how much had changed since elementary skool, I knew I was grinning, my fights with Zim were always fun but now in hi skool they seemed to be less and less frequent, well at least the physical fights now they were mostly verbal. I hated myself for enjoying the fights I had with Zim but I couldn't help it because even now in hi skool my only friend was my laptop, I looked up and saw I had made it to my house already so I walked up the front steps and went in. Once inside I saw Gaz in the living room eating pizza, she didn't even look up as I came in, at this point I was past caring, I knew Gaz didn't care about me so why should I care about her, then I headed upstairs to my room. Zim and I hadn't changed much since elementary skool, Zim had grown a bit more but still nowhere near my height, 5'7, he had traded his wig for one with a red streak that almost covered one eye while I kept the same hair-do, Zim still wore that pink dress everyday though while my wardrobe had changed, but of course I still wore my trench coat. I opened the door to my room not even bothering to turn the light on then I dropped myself on my bed and drifted off to sleep…

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I tried really hard to keep them in character but I don't know if I succeeded…remember reviews make me smile and not explode…come on you know you want to, REVIEW.