A Invader Zim and The Ring crossover. A twisted mix but not entirely my idea. It was a request from Invader Pinn and I hope you all enjoy this gripping tale.
Seven Days
Chapter 1: The Video
It seems like an oridinary night. The street narrow to the odd point, the cul-du-sac creepiest place, Zim's house. A marking of modern horror. Maybe the child-like stucture makes it sinister or could be regarding the mechanical gnomes like gaurd hounds protecting its master's lair. No matter the statement, forgetting all the red eyes beaming from the gnomes, the ominious green glow emitting from the eerie interior and the shadows casted by the lonely moon, it was, indeed, an oridinary night.
One creature to break or build on the scenery is the happy-go-lucky character known by everyone, Gir. He bounced up while walking up to the house making squeaky foot prints. He carried in his nubby arms entertaining movies he randomly selected from Video Outhouse. How he was able to rent video again, don't ask me but maybe Gir's bubbly charm and ingnorance? A lot of ignorance got him off scot-free of any real issues so this was no exception. Gir hobbled to the first step carrying the five videos. He heard a slight sound and turned his head to that direction and saw nothing then opened the purple door without futher investigation. He shut the door, squealed and threw the bounty on the tile patterned floor neglecting the care he carried them and swam in the created chaos. Zim, who arrived on the scene, saw the goof ball acting like his goof ball self and decided he should correct him on it.
"Gir, what are you doing?" Zim snapped demanding the answer. Gir flopped up and smiled though the outburst never bothered him and picked up a black unlabeled DVD with his little paw.
"I got movies!" Gir shouted the same volume Zim presented. Zim pondered on the idea while Gir waved it infront of Zim's face.
"Well, I am waiting for the results of my latest experiment." Zim said outloud coming up with an easy compromise. "Minimoose will let me know if it's done."
Gir yelped in joy and ran towards the T.V. and pushed the DVD in the player. Zim sat on the big old couch while Gir sat flat on the floor. Meanwhile, without Zim's knowledge, his most awful enemy stood outside the magenta tinted window wearing all black cameoflage within the darkness. Dib, feeling clever he gone unnoticed by Zim's robotic dog, resumed spying inside the house awaiting Zim to come forth another convincing photo that he is no human. Gir knew he was there and chose to do nothing about it. It was normal for Zim's friend to hide in the bushes and threaten Zim any chance Dib gets. Dib recieved the evidence he needed and was about to call it a night until he saw their T.V. flashed and became fuzzy with the speckled white dots recognized as no reception but it was a DVD. Zim furrowed an imaginary eyebrow and peered at the image.
An outline white ring beamed in the black screen. It flashed to water bubbling in what Zim could not tell what exactly was the red color but before he could analysis a wooden white chair in a white blank setting flashed on screen. Then it went to a woman combing her black hair in a mirror. She wore a black dress exactly the same color of her hair like there was no real difference. In another similiar mirror surfaced a young girl disappearing in the grainy darkness of the mirror. The woman appeared to recognized the girl looking at her curiously. The video clicked on a image of a cliff and view of the large body of water. To the corner of the screen, a fly crawled on the T.V. adding the creepy factor to this disturbing video. Not as disturbing when the next clip shown intestines pulled out of a human's throat. Zim didn't blink twice at it and continue watching. A tree's top branches caught on fire, then a finger flicked on a nail creating a sharp ring. This made Zim's index finger twitch by reaction. In the video, what looked like maggots crawled in a large mass like a lively puddle and the chair moves to it's own will to a table. The table had a glass of water on the top and below a large centiped crawled on the floor unaware of anything. A single black eye stare searching for a soul. Zim twitched surprised. Gir giggled fearless of anything he seen. The screen came back on the ominious circle. Fingers wiggled in a wooden box and the movie repeated to the scene of the burning tree. The woman appeared again also at the mirror putting up her hair and she turns to Zim and Gir. Gir waved at the woman like she wasn't fiction. Zim didn't budge. The chair spinned upside down doing a 360 and there was a ladder leaning on a wall. A pile of horses lay motionless on the beaches as the ocean splash at them merciless. Then the star of the movie stood at the edge of the cliff and dips down into the ocean. The ladder drops and the ring shifts like light was shining through it. The movie's freaky normalcy focus on a picture of a well in a feild surrounded by pine trees. Then the screen fuzzed and the beyond freaky movie ended. Zim, almost jawed dropped, turn to Gir who was smiling like he watched a delightful kid's show.
"Gir," Zim said then mutter, "You are not allowed to pick out movies, ever again."
Gir groaned disappointed but then chose another movie. Zim couldn't take watching anymore culture shocking movies from Gir's crazy movie selection and was going to check on the experiment until he heard the phone ring.
Zim thought it was peculiar. Who would call this late at night? Probably a human telemarketer. Zim ignored it and had it go to the machine. It clicked as Zim walked towards the kitchen. It was silent and then the caller spoke.
"Seven days..."
Zim stopped his motion and turned his body to the telephone. The answering machine clicked signaling the message was complete. Zim stared at the telephone for the longest time he ever payed attention to it. The short whisper sent shivers down Zim's spine. After watching the strange movie then the phone call of what sounded like a human girl. Must be a coincidence. Zim shook off the fear and went underground in the belly of the base but the loud soft whisper lingered in his mind.
Dib, outside the window, was speechless for a long time after witnessing the spooky video. He regretted watching and being outside alone at night didn't help his nerves. Dib crept out of Zim's yard without alarming a single gnome and walked upon the sidewalk street lamps lighting his way home.
"What the heck was that?" Dib shouted while walking trying to make best of what happened. "A new way of communication? Was Zim transfering information about us, no, that can't be it. The video was so dark and demented. Too demented for Zim, he's evil but not that evil."
Dib reach home with the conclusion that Zim and Gir are creepier than he ever thought and should be more cautious around those two if they can watch something brutal for entertainment.
Dib turn the door knob and at the instant Dib set foot in the living room, the phone rings. Dib thought it was a strange coincidence. Thinking it was Dad, Dib picked up the phone on the end table next to his father's portrait lamp.
"Hello?" Dib answered. The caller was silent and then it whispered.
"Seven days..."
"Who is this?" Dib questioned annoyed. The caller hung up. Dib placed the cordless phone on the charger pad and stared at it. "What a stupid prank call. It sounded like Gaz."
Dib, recognizing the reasonable explaination Gaz pranked called him, went upstairs to Gaz's room and entered without her permission. Gaz growled and turned her head causing a painfully cracking sound towards the intruder while she was playng her video game. Dib regretting this action too but he stood brave against his scary sister.
"Did you just call me on the LAN line?"
"No," Gaz snapped, "Why would I do that?" Gaz, being inches shorter than her brother, stood tall showing she is the dominant sibling in this duo. Dib squirmed his response.
"To scare me..."
Gaz took her brother by the shoulders, threw him out of her room and he slammed on the hallway, the force indented him in the wall.
"I didn't call you." She answered.
"But it sounded just like you." Dib agrued despite being stuck to the wall but Gaz shut the door behind her. "Then, who called me?" Dib said left aside with the mystery stirring of that strange phone call. Unbeknownst by him, it was evil.