Ch.1-Waking

As I gained consciousness, pain flooded my mind. Every part of my IRKEN body ached. My vision was blurred. I stood still for a moment and my eyes eventually focused. I was in a small enclosed area; accept for the door in front of me…which is barred. As hard as I tried, I couldn't remember a thing. I cautiously stood up. I was a little unbalanced, but I was able to walk. I crept over to the barred door and peered out. A series of bright flashes blinded me for a moment. I stumbled back and fell on my IRKEN butt. I rubbed my eyes as they came into focus.

"What the IRK?!?!" I growled angrily. I went to get back on my feet, but then stopped when I heard a familiar voice. A voice that filled me with rage and hate. That voice of the pointy-haired human that had hated me since the day I arrived.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am about to show you my life's work…so far. This is what I've been talking about for the past 7 years, but no one every believed me. You called me 'crazy' and 'out of my frickin' mind'. But now you all see that I, Dib J. Membrane, was RIGHT! Zim is an alien and proof is right in front of you! He is one of the many aliens that are out there. There's plenty more to be discovered. For those of you who are shaking you heads in denial, answer this for me: If you don't believe what you see, then what can you believe?"

I heard people cheering. I couldn't believe it. How did I, the mighty Zim, manage to get myself captured by the Dib-monkey in the first place? I had no idea, but I certainly wasn't going to go by the door again. I waited until it got dark and everyone left. I sat against the wall of my 'prison cell', lost in my thoughts. I then heard the voice that I had heard earlier that day.

"Hello…Zim."

Dib was now 5'6", just 6" shorter than me (I admit it. I did put a few things into my pak to make me taller. A form of steroids, if you will.)The human stood right outside my cage…just beyond the bars. I jumped to my feet and tried to reach through the bars to strangle him, but a wave of electricity forced me back.

"Oh, forgot to mention the electrically charged bars. Try to escape and you get zapped." He grinned.

"I HATE you, human!"

"Come on, Zim. Don't be a sore loser."

I growled at him and he laughed. I suddenly remembered last night. He was trying seduce me. I didn't remember anything past a certain point, however.

"Remember these?" Dib asked, holding up the Alien Sleepcuffs.

"No way." I said to myself in disbelief.

""Yes way. You're living your worst nightmare Zim. Oh, and by the way, Amber belongs to me now. She loves me and only me."

I felt the rage building inside of me. That filthy human has the nerve to capture me, use me to amuse the rest of his species, and then on top of all that other crap he steals my potential mate from me. This just pissed me off.

"You probably have a few questions for me."

I glared at him and then replied, "Yeah. First of all, when am I going to be fed?"

"Don't worry. You'll get food."

"What kind of food? You know I can't eat human food."

"You can't fool me, Zim. I know there's one human food that you can stomach…WAFFLES."

"H-H-How did you-"

"Know?" He smirked. "That's for me to know, and for you never to figure out."

"I STILL don't really know where I am…" I told him.

"It's a thing called the ZOO, Zim. Enjoy it while it lasts."

"What do you mean?" I asked through my clenched teeth.

"Well," Dib began. "Once the crowds die down and you are no longer 'interesting' to the public, you'll be sliced open and examined."

I growled at him again.

"Goodnight, Zim." He said sarcastically.

The human left and I went to the corner of the cage and curled up, thinking about how alone I would be and how I'd die in this hellhole.