A.N. Replaced the chapter. Sorry about all the text code stuff. When I first looked it over on doc manager, it didn't look like that.
The longer Zim had stayed on Earth, the more he learned about American culture and what he believed were odd taboos placed by humans. But as odd as he believed them to be, a few sparked quite a reaction in his teenage rival. From incoherent stuttering to a fire truck red face, the irken had learned exactly what to say to throw Dib off. So it shouldn't have affected the boy as much when he was pinned down on the floor of Zim's base and in response to his "Your weapons don't scare me," Zim had said, "Well maybe you're not afraid of me but I'm sure you've thought about me naked, huh?"
The irken had no proof on this claim and in all honesty, didn't completely understand the full implications of his statement. He just knew that in the locker room, the boys had an unspoken rule of not looking at each other in the showers or in the locker room for too long when changing for gym. Plus it didn't seem like other humans saw each other often without clothes on if the sex ed class he was forced to go to was something to base human interactions and human behavior on.
Unfortunately for Dib, he wasn't expecting such a reply. And on cue came the bright coloring on his normally pale face alongside what Zim was pretty sure wasn't a language on Earth. It took a moment, but Dib was finally able to control his speech. "Of course I don't think about you naked! Where did that come from?"
Zim chuckled, seeing his enemy completely uncomfortable and wriggling under him to escape this conversation. "Don't you try to learn about my race? Even anatomy?" he teased. "I can't blame you. Zim does look amazing with and without clothing, not that you would be able to know."
The boy rolled his eyes. Now there was the usual arrogance Dib could deal with. "Careful, Zim. Next they'll be making fun of /you/ for having a big head."
"It's not my head that is big, Dib-thing." He grinned, pushing down and digging the boy into the floor. "Surely you would have learned that over the course of the time I've gotten you in this position."
And back came the color to his face. "Stop that! Where is this even coming from? This has nothing to do with you taking over Earth or me stopping you!"
"This comes from you not answering me question," the irken responded in a matter of fact sort of way. He did not really expect an answer, nor did he think Dib would give him one, but smugness filled his chest when the teenager sighed.
"Fine, Zim. If I-" Another sigh. "-admit to thinking about you naked, will you let me go?"
"Possibly since I would have already won my victory of the day."
"I can't believe I'm doing this." Dib groaned. "I have thought about you naked before, Zim."
Satisfaction swelled in the irken. "And what do you think about a naked me?"
Dib's eyes bugged out. "That wasn't part of the deal."
Zim shook his head. "Silly, wormbaby. There was no deal."
The teenager refused to look Zim's way. After a few moments if tense silence, the irken got off Dib. "I suppose this is enough for today. I have already won." Zim looked up at the ceiling. "Computer?! Show the human to the door!"
A large hand came down from the ceiling, plucking Dib off the floor. The boy squirmed and kicked in the air, making his struggle also vocally known.
"Hey, Dib!" Zim called out before Computer could kick the boy out.
"What?"
"I think about you naked too. You're not the only one who has cameras in his enemy's base."