Cam lived with Gaz, Dib, and their father Professor Membrane. Cam's legal guardian was her sister Kat. Unfortunately, being an astronaut meant not spending a whole lot of time at home. Luckily, Kat was a good friend of Professor Membrane, so Cam was welcome in their house whenever Kat was on a mission.

"Class, your next hideous assignment in your miserable skool lives that will inevitably fail you in the real world is a disgusting project on the lifeless black vacuum we call outer space." Miss Bitters managed to spit out in one breath.

"Yes!" Dib, Zim, and Cam jumped for joy at the same time. "This'll be easy!" They all thought.

Miss Bitters twitched in irritation, scowling at the excited children. "You know happiness is forbidden in the classroom!" Miss Bitters snapped at the three.

"Sorry, Miss Bitters." The three chimed.

BRIIIIIIING!

The final bell for the day rang.

Walking out of Skool, Cam met up with Gaz.

"Hey, Gaz."

"Not right now, Cam. I'm in the zone." Gaz responded, deftly pressing the buttons of her Game Slave 2.

Cam shrugged and pulled out a book to read as the two waited for Dib to finish harassing Zim so the three could head home.

Cam had gotten past ten pages in her book when the yelling of Dib and Zim started getting closer.

"This project should be easy for you, shouldn't it Zim? You are an alien after all! You've lived in outer space your whole life!"

"LIES! I am but a normal human worm baby! I've lived on this filthy planet my whole life!" Zim screamed his denial.

Cam glanced up from her book at the big-headed paranormal expert and the outlandish incompetent alien visitor. "Hey Zim."

Zim jumped back at Cam's greeting "Well! I must go now, to check on my…."

"Spaceship?" Dib attempted finishing Zim's sentence.

"NO! My…..toilet! Yes, my toilet! Goodbye, filthy human!" Zim promptly ran off to many bewildered stares.

"Are you finished, Dib?" Gaz growled, clearly irritated at the rivalry between her bother and the alien.

"Yes, I am." Dib ignored her attitude.

The three then started off towards home; the two girls ignoring Dib's incessant ranting about Zim.

Surprisingly, when they finally arrived home, Prof. Membrane was actually present.

"Ah, kids! Good to see you home! How was school today?"

Cam was the first to answer "Dib and I have to do our own projects on outer space. I'm doing mine on Kat."

"Excellent! And Dib, are you going to be doing your project on REAL SCIENCE, instead of those demented fantasies of aliens you insist are real?"

"They are real, dad! And I am doing my project on them!" Dib ran up to his room, determined to start on his project.

Gaz saved her game in anticipation of her father asking her about her day.

"And how was your day, honey?"

"It was okay, I guess."

"Good to hear, honey!" Membrane exclaimed as Gaz drudged up the stairs on her way to her room.

He then turned to Cam.

"Cam would you like me to set up a video link to Kat's ship so you can speak with her about your project?"

"Yes, please! Thank you!"

Cam followed the Professor down to the basement lab, watching him press buttons and rearrange wires of various colours and sizes all connected to a gigantic screen fixed on the center of the wall in the back of the lab.

Once he was done, he pressed one final button and flicked a switch.

He gave a concerned look when the two were only greeted with static.

"That's odd." He mumbled, pressing a few more buttons, he tried again.

Nothing changed.

He seemed alarmed.

"Cam, why don't you go up and play with Dib or Gaz?"

"Is Kat ok, Professor?"

"I don't know. I'm going to check some systems at the downtown labs. She's probably fine, but…..it's best to be safe. Try going upstairs and play with Dib or Gaz—It'll help keep your mind off her."

Cam nodded as he rushed out the door. She darted up the stairs and knocked on Dib's door. Gaz was her best friend, but Cam knew thing like this were difficult for her.

Dib opened the door of his room. "Hey, Cam."

"Hey. Can I come in?"

Dib pondered this for a moment. "Well, I'm working on my project right now, but…..ok."

He stepped aside and Cam walked in, taking a seat on the edge of his bed as he returned to his computer.

"So what's up?" Dib asked whilst typing away on his computer.

"It's Kat." Cam spoke numbly. Her muscles were tense with worry and she couldn't seem to stop gnawing at her lower lip.

"What happened?" He spun around in his chair to face her.

"Your dad was trying to set up a video link with her ship, but all that came back was static. So, he tried again, and nothing happened….She might be dead." Cam tried holding back her tears, but several escaped; dripping down her cheeks.

Dib sat speechless. "I-I'm sorry, Cam."

He walked over, sitting down next to her. She tried taking deep breaths to stop her crying. Dib watched silently. This girl was like a sister to him. She practically was his sister. It hurt to see her in so much pain.

"Cam, you know you're like a sister to me, and if there's anything I can do…"

She hugged him.

"Thank, Dib. That means a lot."

And it did. The people in this house were practically the only family she had aside from Kat, and now they could be the only family she had left.

Dib gave her a small smile. "No problem. Can I do anything?"

Cam shook her head. "I think I'll just hang out with Gaz for a bit."

Dib nodded, returning to his computer as Cam walked out the door.

Standing in the hallway, Cam could hear the sounds of video games coming from the living room. Walking down, she joined Gaz on the couch.

"Hey." Gaz acknowledged her.

"Hey." Cam greeted back.

"You wanna do 'versus' mode?" Gaz asked without removing her eyes from the screen.

"Sure." Cam replied, picking up the extra wireless controller.

While they were playing, Cam clued Gaz in on the current situation. "Oh." was Gaz's only reply, though Cam did notice a twinge of sympathy and a subtle look of worry for the next several hours.

Eventually, dinner rolled around, and Professor Membrane still hadn't returned from his visit to the downtown labs. The three children ate their dinner in an uncomfortable silence. The next day was Saturday, so the trio decided to stay up later to wait for the Professor's return and the news he'd bring with him.