"You won't get away with this, Zim!"
"Oh, but I already have, Dib. Now prepare for your defeat of…defeatness!"
It happened. It finally happened. The world was his. All his. No one could stop him now. He had made the perfect plan after all this time. It was only a matter of time, really. His genius was bound to shine through eventually. After all… He was ZIM!
Dib could do nothing more than watch in horror. How could he have failed? His one chance to prove himself, and he failed. Now he was in that space-boy's clutches, fearing for his life. Zim saw Dib's fear and laughed triumphantly.
"Yesss…" he said. "Cry, foolish Dib-human! Cry harder! Your tears are DELICIOUS!"
"But I'm not crying," Dib pointed out.
"…YOU'RE LYING NOW PERISH!"
Zim's weapon began powering up. The lights danced before Dib's eyes, getting faster and faster. The high-pitched whirring was getting louder and louder until that Irken's devious cackling could be heard no more. Dib shut his eyes, unable to face his certain-
"ZIM!"
"Eh? What?" Zim muttered in a fuss as he woke up. Ms. Bitters was glaring at him, the dark flames rising in her eyes. The Irken looked around the classroom. His classmates were giving him the stink eye as well. How dare these FFFFILTHY humans stare at a superior being with such hate?!
"This is the sixteenth time your snoring has interrupted class, Zim," Bitters said in her usual raspy voice. Zim smiled awkwardly, trying to appear as normal as usual.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Bitters, but I can't be blamed for my throat vibrations of slumber. It's the Dib-stink's fault!" the human boy yelled, pointing an accusing finger in the direction of Dib's desk. Everyone turned to look. The desk was there, but the boy they all usually ignored was nowhere in sight. The class just stared for a horribly long time.
"Hey! Ain't no one there!" one student stated, finally breaking the silence.
"Hey! You're right!" Poonchy chimed in.
The entire class began chattering about how no one was there. The chattering would have lasted forever had it not been for the bell ringing, signaling the end of another Skool day. Ms. Bitters looked at the clock, then back at the children. "I'm done with you now. Go back to your pathetic lives," she said before fading out of the scene.
The students exited the room until only Zim was left. He got up slowly and headed for the door. He took one last look at the empty desks, specifically the one closest to the window. "Hmm. Where could that filthy kid be today? Maybe he's planning to get my guard to drop, then attack when I'm most vulnerable! Of course! I'm onto your game, Dib! But it won't work. Oh, no. I've got something big in store for you, and everyone else as well. Yes, soon you will all bow before ZIM! BWAHAHAHAHA!"
A janitor walked by, watching the student have his little fit. He, too, began laughing maniacally. The two kept cackling for quite some time. The janitor finally calmed himself, wiped a tear from his eye, then continued on his way to clean the halls, leaving Zim gasping for air.
"HAHAHAHA! Oh, it tickles! Hahah-eh? Why am I still here?"