A/N: This is my first fanfiction and it takes place twomonths after the series ends. So basically Zim and Dib are the same age, same grade ect. So there won't be any drastic differences about them. Also don't expect extreme romance because they're only kids. This is ZADR too so if you don't like that pairing then please don't read this.

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It had been two months. Some of the LONGEST months of Dib's short life.

Zim had left to go work back at Foodcourtia. Of course mistook it as more training from The Tallest to become the greatest invader ever.

Dib of course was glad to see him go and let him leave without a second thought. For a few days afterwards he felt strong emotions of pride and glee, knowing he had saved the world from its ultimate destruction. But after a week or two all he could think about was Zim. He suspected that his leaving was just another elaborate plot to take over the world. And that he would come back with the whole Armada trailing behind him. He contacted Dark Booty and other members of the Swollen Eye until they got so annoyed they kicked him out of the group. Then his mind circled around Zim. Constant thoughts about when, or if, he would return. Dib even became so wrapped up in his obsession that he waited on his roof every night with a telescope for Zim's return. But suddenly one day, a strange feeling over took him when he started to ponder over what Zim could be planning.

He felt sad.

The emotion hit him like a ton of bricks. Sad? Why sad? He despised Zim. He despised Zim like Gaz despised him.

Well, the one person who didn't tease him was gone. Figuring it was nothing he pushed the emotion aside and continued on up until the time that Zim came back.

Within that time nothing extreme happened. He, out of habit, went to the location that Zim's house used to be and examined it. He sent some signals out from his computer to try to find either Gir or Zim's ship but alas, both had been deactivated. Dib sat in Tak's old ship trying to learn the controls and studying the Irken language.

Funny that after a year, maybe more, of hacking into Zim's computer, spying on him in his home and using some of his equipment he still couldn't understand the Irken language.

Zim on the other hand, had gotten so excited about going back to 'train' for his Tallest that he switched his ship into overdrive and lost control of the ship. Crashing himself into one of the snack holds of mothership. Donuts and other various sweets floated out into space and sent many unexpecting Irken crashing into one another trying to shake the bags of chips and popcorn from their windshields.

Gir , being himself, cheered as he watched the food float all over while Zim contacted his Tallest to inform him that he was there. They weren't as enthusiastic as he was about that fact. So Zim went to serving at Foodcourtia. When the infamous Skoodge came up to him one fateful time he was serving he decided to start up some friendly conversation.

"Oh hey Zim." Skoodge said with a smile on his face. "It's been awhile since I last saw you, eh?"

"Oh yes, yes. It has been awhile hasn't it? You gonna order or what?" Zim said with a bored expression plastered in his face.

"So I guess the fact that you're back here is because you managed to invade and conquer that...planet…Earth?" He asked the envious and embarrassed 'Invader'.

"No. The Tallest pulled me back for training before I could put my plans into action." Zim said, starting to get rather annoyed.

"Oh…Well I was the first to take over the planet I was assigned out of all the chosen invaders." Skoodge stated with a proud smile on his face.

At this point Zim snapped. "WELL I AM GOING TO BE THE GREATEST INVADER TO EVER OF EXISTED." He shouted causing a scene and thrusting Skoodge's food at him. "I AM ZIM!!!" He shouted climbing onto the counter, a new found determination flowing through his veins. He let out his traditional cackle as Skoodge backed away from the psychotic Irken standing on the serving counter.

Not too long after THAT he wanted to be the best at serving the food and he brought some heavy machinery to his dull job. Destroying about half of Foodcourtia in the process of trying to make fries. That was the last straw for The Tallest. They slammed Zim back into his Voot cruiser, threw Gir back into his arms, set the ship to overdrive and sent him straight back to Earth.

He ended up in the same area as before and planted his house in the same lot. And he walked out of his door to a flabbergasted Dib.

The typical greeting was given.

"Dib-human" Zim sneered, tugging on Gir's leash.

"Zim!" Dib said with determination, pointing at the alien who stood on the sidewalk.

Thus leading us to today.