I floated in black space, silence all around me. Sighing, a smile came upon my lips. It was so calm here, a total contradiction to what was happening in reality. Dib had broken out of captivity a few days ago. Everyone was on edge. A few soldiers had been murdered here and there, all of which had signs of severe H2O burns.
"Amelia…"
My eyes snapped open, finding myself in a lush, grassy Irken field. I recognized it immediately, causing me to spring up from my comfy position. "Oh no, oh no, no, no, no, no, NO!"
"Easy my smeet…" Beautiful lavender eyes met my own.
"How can I take it easy? I'm dying! … Again…"
Miyuki chuckled. "No my daughter, I've merely called you here… you're not dying…"
I relaxed and huffed. "Alright, okay then, I'm not dying, again… so why have you called me here then?"
"You are stressed about this 'Dib' issue; I thought you could use some insight."
"Insight?"
"Yes, insight. The human is hiding out in the run-down sector of Judgementia."
"So he hasn't left the planet yet… and he knows how to fly an Irken ship. Perhaps he's afraid that we'd hunt him down if we left."
"Not to mention you can track him."
I nodded. "This is quite interesting. The human is smarter that we give him credit for."
"Never judge a person by what they look like."
"Hmmm… thank you for this bit of information. It shall come in quite handy." I smirked.
"You are very welcome my daughter." A grin formed on her lips.
I ran forward and wrapped my arms around her waist. Even if I did grow, she was still two of me; my face only reached her abdomen.
She returned the hug. "Now I'm afraid you must return to your realm."
"Wha-? Why?" I looked up at her, sadness gracing my features.
"Because if you stay here too long you WILL end up dying."
"Oh… Okay…"
A beautiful smile graced her lips. "Remember I love you my daughter, nothing will ever change that."
"I love you too mother…" I gave her one last squeeze as she kissed the top of my head.
The world began to fade away into black.
I moaned as I awoke, my head hurt, and the light from a nearby sun in the window wasn't helping. I shifted in Zim's arms, which were wrapped around my waist, to face away from the window.
Zim's bright crimson eyes greeted me as I twisted. "Good morning, my Queen."
I blushed. "Good morning, my King."
He smiled and placed a gentle kiss on my lips. "Did you sleep well my beauty?"
"That could be debatable…"
"And why's that?"
"Well, for one, my head feels like it's about to explode, however, I know where Dib is." I snaked my arms around Zim's torso.
"You figured out where the human is?"
I winced at Zim's raised voice.
"Ops… sorry…"
Moving to get up, I nodded, holding my head. Sitting at the edge of the bed, I grabbed a drink I had left there from last night. It tasted funny but my headache seemed to ease a bit.
Zim sat up partially, resting on his elbows. "Where is the filthy creature?"
I stood and fixed my short, lavender night gown, turning towards him. "In the run-down sector of Judgementia."
"Then let's go get him!" He flung the covers off of himself and quickly got to his feet, heading to the closet to get changed.
I grabbed him by the shoulder and spun him around to face me. "Wait! We need a plan!"
"Why would we need a plan?"
"I have this feeling that the human is stronger than we thought."
"Pah! He's a human! Mela, have you forgotten that already?"
"Well, no, but-!" He cut me off.
"Then there's no issue!"
"BUT THERE IS!" I shouted a bit too loudly.
"What then?"
I huffed and tried to calm myself down. "The human is smarter than we give him credit for!"
"How so?"
"Why do you think he hasn't been caught yet?"
"All the soldiers he's killed were too weak."
"You really don't look into things do you?"
One of Zim's eyes narrowed in confusion.
"He killed a colonel."
"Perhaps he only got the rank because of his height…" Zim shrugged.
I shook my head. "He was of average height."
Zim paused not being able to retaliate.
I smirked and headed past him to the walk-in closet, opening it. "So I guess this means we get to do thing my way?"
A growl sounded from the back of his throat.
"I'll take that as a yes."
Suddenly, arms made their way around my waist and I could feel hot breath on my neck. "Just remember, you won't always get your way." Zim's voice was deep and intimidating.
I chuckled, grabbing a violet dress. "Oh I know." Twisting around in his grip, I pecked him on the cheek. "Now out with you, I need to change."
"Alright…" He brought his lips to mine and our tongues danced for a moment. Parting the kiss, he left me to change.
