A/N:
Okay, I've made a few one-shots that include or refer to my OC character Amy. A few were just prompts for future stores but ended up working really well as one-shots. If you have any ideas, please let me know in a review or PM and I'll see what I can do. Now this will include moments of ZAGR as well as some DAAR (Dib and Amy romance) so don't like, don't mind XD It will always say complete because I don't know how many are going to be on here. Also, there will be a description of each story and when it was set before each one-shot. Hope you enjoy and review XD
Zim has been working on a new machine and naturally, Dib wants to figure out what it is, dragging Amy and Gaz along with him. But what happens when the machine goes out of control and zaps a few members of the groups. Now Amy is stuck looking after three helpless friends, with only GIR for help! Set a few weeks after the events of "An Adventure of my Own"
"Dib," I whispered from our hiding place behind the fence in the front garden of the odd house, "Why are we here again?"
He rolled his eyes, "Simple. I was spying on Zim with the camera's I set up in his labs, and saw that he was working on some sort of machine that involves waffle-mix. You remember I pointed out he bought four more packets than normal? And I know it has something to do with enslaving man-kind! I mean, granted he doesn't work for the Tallest anymore and his mission was a lie and whatnot, but man I know he's up to something! And we're gonna find out what! Maybe it's a machine that will -"
And the tangent was off! I looked at my watch, hmm, it started a good six seconds later than normal, but at least he finished explaining before it started. Oh great, now he was reaching the stage where he was talking mostly to himself than me. I looked out from our hiding place and smiled, slightly bemused at the sight before me.
"Okay!" I interjected, "Shouldn't we get a move on?"
He arched his brow, "Why the rush?"
"Because your sister's just walked right past us and into the house."
His eyes widened and he jumped up to his feet, sprinting past the gnomes and hammering his fist on the front door of the aliens' house. I followed after, smirking slightly at the urgency in his eyes. Come to think of it, why was Gaz here? Weird.
The door swung open to reveal a little green dog, beaming up at us. Dib ignored it and stormed right inside. I rolled my eyes and stepped inside, tousling the creatures head. It unzipped its front and let the costume fall away, leaving a grinning android who jumped up and wove its arms around my neck.
"Amy-Cakes!" he cried.
"Hey there GIR," I laughed, returning the hug before setting him back on the ground.
"You gots anything for me?" he asked, hands behind his back and swaying back and fore on his feet, looking hopeful.
I sighed, rummaging through my pockets until I found something that could be of use. It was a little sheet of stickers that my younger sister had given me a few days prior. I grinned, perfect! He held out his hands expectantly as the sheet was put in place. He beamed at me.
"I gonna decorate the computer downstairs!" he declared, running off into the kitchen and diving head first into the trash can.
Ignoring the random act, my attention turned to the violet haired girl sitting on the sofa, G.S.2 in hand and ignoring her brother completely as he ranted before her.
"…Why are you even here?" he finished, gasping for air.
She raised a single eyebrow, "Well usually I end up having to drag you home, so I figured I'd come down now, save me some time and energy."
"You know that's not a bad idea…" I pondered out loud, receiving a tired glance from Dib, "Well, we're here now, so shall we get moving or are we just going to give lectures?"
His mouth opened like he was going to argue, an accusing finger darting to point at me then Gaz and back again, finally, he deflated and flicked a hand, "Lead the way…"
I grinned triumphantly at him and turned on my heel, walking into the kitchen. A snigger escaped me as Dib tip-toed, flattening his back against the wall and edging along to peer cautiously around the corner. Gaz and I paused to watch as he dived to the floor into a tuck-and-roll and flatted against the side of the trash can. He kicked it open with his foot and peered inside. He beckoned us with his hand and seemed somewhat dejected by the way we just casually walked over to him. Gaz rolled her eyes and stepping inside first and vanishing from view.
"It doesn't hurt to be on guard." He muttered.
I placed a hand on his shoulder comfortingly, "Sure, and it did look pretty cool."
He smirked at me, unsure if I was mocking him or not. My smile mirrored his and his cheeks turned slightly rosy. He turned away and stepped in after his sister. As soon as he was out of sight, I followed after. The air whistled past me as the tube carried me downwards into the labs. My feet hit the floor with a thud, buckling my knees and sending my falling flat onto my stomach. Dib stooped down to help me up. We looked around and instantly knew where to go by the sound of bellowing laughter coming from around the corner in a separate alcove. Gaz was already casually leaning against the wall, looking more bored than anything else. Dib and I joined her, peering around the corner cautiously.
Zim was standing before a large machine that was sparking threateningly, making his shadow quiver against the far wall. He was pouring packets of what I presumed was the infamous waffle-mix into an open cavity.
"GIR!" he cried, making me jump.
The robot fell down from the ceiling, his neon eyed hidden behind layers and layers of stickers that I'd given him. He grinned and got to his feet, facing away from his master and saluted.
"Hi!" he waved.
Zim turned him around the right way, "GIR, the machine is almost ready and I'll need a test subject. Soon, the entire human race will be under my control, learning how to obey their true master, they will be nothing more than a quivering lump of… GIR? Why are you blinded by stickers?"
GIR shrugged, "Amy-Cakes gave them to me."
I froze, Dib tensed next to me, using his arm to pull me back slightly. Zim narrowed his eyes and smiled wryly.
"And where is the Amy-worm now?"
"With Mary-Dib and Gazzie." He answered innocently.
Zim huffed, "Which is where?"
GIR shrugged, "I dunno, I can't see."
Zim smirked, his eyes brightening, "And what do you notice most about the Dib-monkey, GIR?"
I didn't like where this was going. Zim had that glint in his maroon eyes that signalled the start of an idea, which was never really a good thing. GIR tilted his head in thought before jumping on the spot, positive that he'd gotten the right answer.
"He gots a big head!"
"My head's not -"
My hand clamed down over Dib's mouth as he raised his voice to protest against the comment. Zim snapped his head towards up and grinned devilishly. He snapped his fingers and a long metal tube swooped down from the ceiling and snaked around our waists, pulling us together in a vice-like grip. I ended up sandwiched between my companions. Gaz and I back to back while Dib had his chest pressed against mine. I reddened slightly but there wasn't much time to take notice as we were hoisted into the air and left to hover in front of the smug alien.
"Well, Zim wishes for one test subject, and three turn up at once." He smirked.
"But you already did tests." GIR pointed out, actually pointing at the wall.
"Yes, but the effects didn't last that long. I've made some modifications since then." He turned back to us, "Now, who's first?"
"You won't get away with this Space-lizard! Now tell us what that machine does!"
"Actions speak louder than words, Dib-worm. I think I'll take great pleasure in starting with you."
He struggled, only resulting in making him and I press closer together, "Come on Zim, you really think this is going to scare us?"
Zim tapped his chin in thought before shrugging, "Actually, yes."
The tube unravelled, sending my vision blurring as I span out of control and landing in a heap. Zim grabbed Dib by the hair and held him in place. Gaz ducked to the side out of reach and leant against a crate in the corner, not really interested in taking part to help her brother or be a subject. Zim lunged to try and grab me, but I rolled out of the way and jumped to by feet. GIR, hearing but not seeing the commotion, got excited and started running around in circles, screaming wildly and throwing his arms in the air. Another set of tubes swooped down and tried to grab at me. I managed to avoid them, but one swiped at me, sending me skidding across the floor. My eyes clenched in pain and I heard another cry from GIR. There was a yell of anger from Zim, a yelp of panic from Dib, and a blinding flash that filled the room. Cowering away from it, I managed to duck behind the corner that we'd been spying from moments ago. My hands clamped over my eyes and the heat coming from behind me was near unbearable. Then, everything was deadly silent.
Slowly, I pushed myself up and peeked around the corner. Apart from GIR, the place was empty of all signs of life. Dib, Zim and Gaz were gone.
"GIR, what did you do?" I asked, trying to stop my voice from shaking.
He finally peeled off a few stickers to look at me, "Nothing…"
"And how did that nothing happen?"
He pointed at the machine, "I think I hit it, and then things went bright… like a shiny! Where'd masta go?"
I was about to answer when I realised, I had no answer. But my rapidly approaching thoughts of panic were interrupted by a muffled whimper. I looked down and gasped at the sight of crumpled clothes at my feet. The black jeans, the trench coat, the blue shirt… Had Dib been vaporised leaving only his clothes? No, there was something moving inside them. A little lump. I stepped back nervously and peered down.
From the neck of the shirt, came a little pink lump with a tuft of spiked black hair. It turned to look up at me blankly with coffee coloured eyes, comically magnified by the glasses that were now way to big for its head. It gurgled a little and tried to crawl out some more, its arms padding along the floor. Across the room, there was a whine from another pile of clothes. This time, a small green creature was grunting as it got tangled in the invader uniform, a single tooth poking over his quivering lips. Behind me a violet haired creature similar to the first one looked at me with wide amber eyes, head dropped down by the sudden weight of a skull pendant. My eyes widened in horror, my back flattening against the wall in shock. Oh, My. God.
GIR grinned and scooped up the green one, cradling it softly, "Awe! They cute little babies! Where'd babies come from?"
I quickly checked myself over in panic. No, I was still me, fully clothes and at the right age. The little Dib managed to break free of the giant clothes and was now scuttling towards me, a curious look in his eyes.
"C-computer?" I stammered, hoping this would work.
What? It groaned sarcastiacally.
"What happened?" I asked.
The machine went off, duh…
"Well, yeah… And why weren't me and GIR changed?"
He's a robot and you were out of the way. Bye.
"No, no wait!" I begged, "How do I change them back! Zim said the last test didn't last long, how long will this last?"
Can't be bothered telling you."
"Please! If you tell me how to change them back, I promise I'll leave you alone!"
The was a pause, my heart was hammering against my chest. This was so wrong! Three little babies, barely able to crawl looked at me curiously. It was so much to take in.
Fine… Well, it's Zim, so his invention was never really going to work, now was it? It should last about 24 hours and then they'll be back to normal. Bye!
"And what do I do with them till then?" I squeeked.
Not my problem, and a promise is a promise. Bye, for the last time!
It already sounded like it had shut itself off so talking would have made no difference. Baby Dib patted my foot, I looked down then instantly back upwards as I remembered the he had shrunken right out of his clothes. Gingerly, I stepped over him and picked up the blue shirt before gingerly wrapping him up in it and lifting him up to eye-level.
"Dib? Can you understand me?" I asked nervously.
He looked at me, his large eyes not able to focus on one part of me for very long before looking elsewhere. I asked him again. His head tilted to the side and he let out a little gurgle. I sighed and moved him so that I was cradling him.
"I guess not then…" I moaned.
Holding him close, his eyes started to droop and he nuzzled into me, breathing softly. I looked at GIR desperately who was swaying baby Zim back and fore. Irkens didn't sleep, so GIR was fighting a loosing battle there… Gaz had thankfully stayed put, wriggling out of her heavy pendant and wrapped herself up in her dress. I groaned; this was so not what I had planned for today. 24 hours! I couldn't take care of three toddlers for that amount of time! And one wasn't even human!
"Amy-Cakes!" GIR cried, "Little masta bit me!"
I sighed, "Just… take him upstairs into the living room, I'll be up with these two in a minute.
As GIR vanished into the elevator with Zim, I stooped down and scooped up Gaz, dress and all into my free arm while her brother snoozed on. All the way back up the lift, she just stared at me with amber eyes, questioning me. It was really unnerving. Did I comfort her in baby-talk or just talk like I normally would and expect her to understand. From what I'd seen, it wasn't just their bodies that had reversed, it was their minds too. Back in the living room, I lay Dib on the sofa where he curled up and stuck a thumb in his mouth. I paused, I had to admit, it was damn adorable. Shaking myself mentally, I looked away and lay Gaz down next to him, rolling up the sleeves of her dress and knotting the hem so that her arms and legs were free from getting tangled again.
She toddled onto the floor and shuffled over to Zim, wrapped in his baggy leggings of his uniform, who looked at her carefully with wide magenta eyes. She babbled something before flimsily smacking his arm. The smeet stared in shock before grinning, revealing his single tooth and pushing her so that she fell onto her rear. She pushed back and it seemed to become a game for them.
"Okay…" I muttered, "Whatever passes the time for you."
I sank down on the sofa, elbows on my knees and head slumped into my hands. I couldn't go for help, it would raise questions and that would cause more trouble. No, I'd just have to wait out the 24 hours. I gave my mum a text telling her that I was staying the night with Gaz (she still wasn't happy with me sleeping over a boys house) and tried to figure out what to do for the next day. GIR leant over the arm of the sofa and stroked the spike in Dib's hair.
"Awe, he still gots a big head!" he cooed.
Dib snapped his eyes open and rolled over so that he was glaring at GIR. Oh sure, he doesn't understand plain English but he understands that! Wow and I thought I was over-sensitive. Dib pushed himself up shakily and started patting my lap with his chubby little arms, testing out the material on my jeans and seemingly fascinated by them.
"This is your own fault, you know." I said, Dib not paying any attention to me, "Don't try and act cute to get out of it."
He ignored me. Leaning down to rub his cheek against my knee, liking the new feel to it. I fought the urge to gush, but it was so cute! No, he wasn't cute! He was a baby and babies generally are cute. It's not him specifically. Oh god this was so wrong!
"Okay, you can go play now."
I adjusted the shirt so that it fitted him like a baggy playsuit and put him on the floor with the others. Gaz and Zim were still going at their game of taking turns shoving one another. They both eyed the newcomer curiously. Dib toddled over and looked up at Zim's antenna. He reached up and grabbed one, experimenting with the feel of it. Zim shoot the human away and in return snatched the glasses from his face and placing them in front of his own ruby eyes. He squeaked as his eyes magnified and blurred out of focus before falling on his back. I snorted with laughter, replacing the specs back onto Dib and sitting the smeet back up again.
Gaz had been watching them and now curiosity was taking its toll on her. She reached up and gave his antenna a sharp tug. He winced and grabbed a handful of her hair, pulling is harshly. She only reacted by pulling harder on his head. Dib chuckled and thus received a pinch on the arm from the alien.
"Hey! No, that's enough!" I snapped, lifting Zim away and tapping him in the place where his nose would be, "No. Naughty!"
He blinked in surprise, looking at me as if I was his new worst enemy, which I probably was. A sense of amusement washed over me. I'd just scolded the 'almighty' Zim! He took a swipe at me with his bare claw which I easily avoided. I held him out at arms length and gave him a stern look. He looked at me from head to toe, sizing me up. His Irken nature must have told him to back down because he relaxed a little, letting out a passive babble.
"Oh I get it, you think I'm your Tallest now?" I smirked, placing him back on the floor, "Yeah… I'm in charge, so play nice, got it?"
For a moment, he looked up at me with a look of pure innocence on his face. That was, until he swatted his arm outwards to smack Dib on the back of the head, still keeping perfect eye contact with me. I pointed at him accusingly, to which he just quirked his antenna. I sighed. This was going to be a long 24 hours…
"Gaz, Dib! Let go of Zim's antenna right now!... Zim if you don't get your PAK legs out of Dib's ear I swear I'm going to give you a time out!… Dib get out from under the sofa!... Zim I'm serious, put the PAK legs away! Gaz stop trying to get to the kitchen, it's not safe!... GIR please will you get down from the ceiling and help me!"
They didn't stop! It was never ending! Don't get me wrong, I'd had plenty of experience with children. I had over twenty cousins all younger than me, and my little sister too and because I was the eldest I usually ended up looking after them all at birthdays and Christmas and stuff… but this was ridiculous! It wasn't like I was expecting them to sit quietly for the full 24 hours, that was just stupidity, but I didn't know they were going to be this bad! I turned around and instantly felt the need to cover my eyes.
"Zim put your clothes back on!" I snapped, "GIR? How long now?"
GIR looked at a clock that was on the wall then back at me, "Blue. Oh… I dunno."
"Thanks." I groaned sarcastically.
I looked out of the window and noticed that it was starting to get darker. Gaz was sitting on my lap, batting at my necklace that hung around my neck. Through the loose dress I felt her stomach rumbling. She looked down at the noise and wasn't sure what to make of it. Even at this age she raised an eyebrow sarcastically.
"Alright then, time for food, I think." I smiled, placing her on the floor.
I told GIR to watch them and made my way into the kitchen and searched through the cupboards. I'd learnt enough about Irken anatomy to figure out they their diet needed lots of carbs and sugars. I found a large bag of sugar and put it to the side. I'd just have to add a load of that to whatever else was here. Now, what else was here? Wait, potatoes? Seriously? Well, they were basically nothing but carbs, and they were a vegetable, so that was good. I found a pan and filled it with water. The cooker fired up and I started boiling them up so make them really soft.
Wait… Things were too quiet. What was going on? What had happened? Who died? I rushed into the room and found the three sitting in front of the TV, a creepy looking monkey flashing on screen every now and again between other little colourful clips. On the sofa, GIR sat grinning and pointing at the TV.
"It's the scary monkey show!" he declared.
I watched as the three toddlers stared at the screen, wide eyed in awe, "Seriously, they'll beat the crud out of each other for no reason and then just sit there when this is on? This just makes me worry about the next generation, greatly."
Leaving them to it, I returned to the kitchen and mashed the potatoes and dished them out into three small dishes, leaving some left over for me later. While they cooled down, I sat the three on the sofa in position ready to eat. I put a dish in front of Gaz and was about to pick the first spoonful up for her when she snatched it out of my hands and started feeding herself.
"Okay… you do that then."
I sighed, turning my attention to Zim while GIR tended to Dib. I held the food up to him, he inspected it carefully and pursed his lips together stubbornly. Nothing was making him open his mouth. His stomach was growling loudly and he looked ready to start tearing up, so why wasn't he eating? I even ate a bit to convince him, but that just made him look disgusted at me. Then I clicked. I returned to the kitchen and mixed some sugar in with it. This time, I held the food up to his lips. He let his worm-like tongue slither out and inspect it. He gave a small smile and opened wide.
"There's a good smeet." I said softly, stroking his antenna as a reward.
"Amy-Cakes! Dibby don't like it! Look-it!" GIR waved the spoon in the air, "Here comes the air-plane!"
Dib furrowed his brow and turned his head away. Gaz looked at her brother and rolled her eyes, returning to her food. I smirked, if I knew Dib like I thought I did, this was going to be easy. I took the spoon from GIR and instead of waving it around, I made it bob u[ and down, getting closer each time.
"Here comes the space-ship!" I chuckled as Dib beamed and opened his mouth, swallowing the food greedily. I eyed him suspiciously, "Dib, you can understand me, can't you?"
He looked at me with his soft eyes and babbled something at me. Yes, he did understand me! Maybe this was starting to wear off? Oh thank god, this was going to be so much easier now. Then, out of no where, I received a handful of potato right between the eyes.
"Right," I sighed as he started clapping, "Still a little way to go then?"
It was starting to get really dark by this point and the two human children were slouched against one another from fatigue. Zim poked them, curious as to why they had become so boring. Dib swatted him away, but the smeet was relentless. Soon Dib had a handful of antenna while Zim was gnawing on the spike in the child hair. Gaz moaned and started pounding her little fist on the floor, fruitlessly trying to make them stop. I sighed and scooped her up, laying her in my arms and swaying from side to side.
"GIR, sort those two out while I get Gaz to sleep, please?" I begged, tiredness starting to take its toll on me too.
GIR flashed scarlet for a moment and saluted before fading back to teal and actually joining in the fight instead of separating it. I was about to step in when I thought, it's not fair on Gaz, get her to sleep before things got worse. I wrapped her dress around her and rested her head in the crook of my arm, swaying back and fore.
"You know, you've been a bigger help than GIR today," I smiled, "Try and keep it up tomorrow, okay?"
Her eyes dropped and it didn't seem like she was even aware of me anymore. Soon, her arm fell to her side and her breathing steadied, sleep finally taking over her. I looked around for a place to put her and ended up just laying her down among the cushions on the sofa. I looked down at Dib, his eyes heavy and irritable. Zim had been taken off somewhere by GIR, and that was perfectly fine with me. I'd worry about him later.
Right now, I was swaddling Dib in his black trench coat and cradling him close to me like I had done with his sister. Unlike her though, he resisted comfort and wriggled, glaring at me. I held firm and tapped him on the nose, making him blink in shock.
"Sleep now, okay, it's been a long day for both of us." He leaned over to look into the other room, I smirked, "The alien will still be there in the morning, I promise!"
He grunted in effort, trying to escape me. I giggled, he reminded me of when my sister had been like this, refusing to sleep. Hmm, I wonder if that will work… I remembered a trick I used to do that would get any baby in my family off to sleep in seconds. I lifted him a little higher so that his head was closer to my heartbeat, and swayed from side to side. My free hand rested gently against his chest, smoothing under his chin softly. I started to hum, not any tune in particular, but softly and gently, not really making much noise at all. His little hands clenched around my fingers curiously, distracting him from wriggling away. Slowly, his head started to lean into me, pressing his ear against where my heart was beating. For a moment, he looked up at me with a look of glee on his face before his eyes started to droop. In a state of semi-consciousness, he lifted the knuckle of my hand to his mouth and started nibbling gently like it was a pacifier. I could help but smile. I softly placed a kiss on his forehead before removing his glasses and laying him down next to his sister.
This was where I would have loved to go to sleep myself. But there was still one little person that needed my attention, and he did not sleep. I groaned inwardly and went into the kitchen where Zim was sitting atop of GIR's head and using the robots antenna to steer him to the left and right. I picked him up and we eyed each other.
"So, what am I going to do with you?" I asked.
He gurgled at me and tilted his head to the side.
"Really?" I smiled, pretending that I understood him, "Too bad, Zimmers, my rules tonight. OW!" He had ducked his head to sink his single tooth into my arm, I pulled away and pointed at him warningly, "I don't care if you're teething, bite me again and I swear I'll bite you back!"
I bared my teeth for effect. His eyes widened and his bottom lip started to quiver. Guilt washed over me and I pulled him close so that his head rested against my shoulder.
"Okay, I didn't mean it, calm down." I froze and narrowed my eyes as I felt sudden pain in mu shoulder-blade, "You're so lucky you're cute…"
I prised him from my neck and set him on the floor in the living room. Ignoring the pulsing pain in my neck, I lay on the floor and tried to get comfy. Wow I was so tired! But I had to stay awake to watch Zim. Curse those Irkens and their non-existent sleep! Zim watched me curiously as my eyes started to droop. He scuttled over and prodded my wound. I winced, hissing from the slight pain. He flinched away from the sound and looked closer at it.
"Yeah, you did that." I mumbled, too tired to feel guilty.
He tilted his head at me and gave me another prod to make sure that it still hurt. It did. Then, something that took me by total surprise, he pulled himself up against the side of the sofa and pointed at the two humans. I shook my head, not wanting him to wake them up. He glared at me and pointed again. I sighed and gave in, lifting him up to them. He eyed them cautiously for a second before laying down in between the siblings, snuggling up in the mass of clothes and cushions.
"So, it's like that now, is it?" I asked sceptically.
I wasn't going to question it, if he was willing to lay there for the night and pretend to sleep, that was fine with me. I grabbed a pillow and lay on the floor to sleep. The sounds of their soft breathing soothed me. Slowly, my eyes started to close...
The brightness of the sun made me awaken. Instinctively, my eyes snapped open to search for my three charges. Panic swept though me. Where were they? Were they okay? What had happened to them? Oh no they were gone! Oh god, where are… Oh… well that's cute…
As I'd jumped to my feet in sheer terror that something bad had happened to them, something caught my eye. The three were sitting in the corner, back to their shoving games. But where Dib had gone to take a swing at the alien, Zim had caught his fist and was now examining the child's hand curiously. Zim looked at the five peachy digits and then down at his three green ones. He lifted Dibs palm to his own and pressed their hands together, looking at the contrasts with wide eyes. Dib blinked and snatched his hand away, looking down at his own hand in wonder. Zim looked at Gaz and lifted her hand to his in the same way. Only this time, she pressed her palm into his in return. They locked eyes. Zim peered closer, looking into her white, amber and black spheres then reaching up to trace his ruby orbs. He looked a little deflated and twisted his arm to feel his PAK, noticing that his companions didn't have one either. Gaz pulled his antenna and then reached up to pull her own hair. They both made a little whimper of pain, to which Zim looked surprised. He copied her, inflicting pain on himself then on her. He smiled a little after finding this one similarity between them. He turned and started to pull on Dib's hair, leaning forwards and allowing the human to tug on his antenna. Dib looked confused, but followed up on the invite, grinning.
I smirked, "This is what you chose to agree on?"
"Little masta still little masta?" asked GIR from behind the sofa.
"Yep."
"Awe…" he grinned, waving at the three.
They all turned to look at us and babbled. I shook my head in bemusement and left them to it. I looked at the clock, surely it wasn't that much longer until they changed back? My heart started pumping in fear. What if they didn't change back? What if they were stuck like this? Or if they were forced to age from this point on? I couldn't explain this and I was in no position to raise three toddlers! Especially if one wasn't human, Zim would be too vulnerable out there! And Dib would be thinking of me as his mother not his… friend. Gaz, it looked like she would be okay, but for how long? The three seemed to sense my discomfort and had scuttled over to look up at me with expectant eyes.
"I'm fine." I told them, not that they could understand, "Everything's going to be fine."
I went into the kitchen and started to make up some more food from what I would find in the kitchen. All of a sudden, there was a series of cried from the living room. I dropped what I was doing and rushed back into the room, preparing myself for the worse. GIR was jumping on the sofa, laughing manically. I looked around to see what was so funny and felt my jaw hit the floor.
Stood before me, were Dib, Zim and Gaz, back at their normal heights and ages. Only, where they had shrunken out of their clothes before, now they were back to normal… Gaz was pretty covered up, having never really left her dress so all she had to do was roll down the hem and sleeves. Zim however, had just been in his leggings, so from his waist upwards was completely bare. A few thin scars were lined here and there, no doubt from his Irken training and he was surprisingly toned. And yes, I did catch Gaz looking. Dib however was a different story. He had been draped in only his blue T-shirt which had been like a dress on his baby-self. Now, however, it fitted perfectly, leaving his hips downwards exposed. My jaw clenched and my hands snapped up to my eyes to cover them. I so should not have seen that! He looked down and his eyes bulged in horror, his hands swiping for his coat to wrap around his lower half.
"You meddlesome human!" Zim spat, "You just had to go an interfere didn't you!"
"Hey, it was your fault for building such a stupid machine in the first place!" Dib snapped, "I mean, serious, you thought that plan was going to work?
I peeked my eyes open when I was sure it was safe, and sighed at the pair of them. Honestly, you take care of them as best you can and then it's like you don't exist. Oh god I was starting to sound like my mum! Must not make a 'they grow up so fast' joke!
"If you dare put me through that again and I'll send you both into a pool of suffering that will drag you down into infinite darkness." Gaz snarled, her hands forming into fists.
"Awe you were so cute and little and AWE!" GIR giggled, forming his arms as if he was cradling them again.
"It was pretty cute seeing the three of you all cwtch on the sofa." I smirked.
They shuddered at the word. They'd heard me use it before. It was welsh slang for a snuggle/hug/cuddle all rolled into one.
Dib glared at the alien, "You're so going to pay for this!"
"Oh sure, Dib-worm, like that will happen!"
"Okay, that's enough!" I snapped, "If you're not going to play nice, you are not going to play at all so both of you back away and stop messing around, now!"
The both just looked at me. Dib cleared his throat, "Uh, Amy, you know we're not babies anymore, right?"
I was steamed, "Then stop acting like it then! Now get dressed."
Oh crap, forget sounding like my mum, I was turning into her! Down in the lower levels of the base, they gathered their clothes and were getting dressed. I smirked at Dib who blushed madly.
"You're an idiot, you know that?" I muttered.
"Hey, I'm not the one who put sugar on potatoes." He smirked.
"Well I…" what the hell? "What was that?"
"Nothing. Nothing at all." He stammered.
Oh that little – "You did understand me! You were completely aware of everything that was going on, weren't you?"
He backed away, "No! Well, yeah,… we knew what was going on… but it wasn't like we could control ourselves or anything!"
My eyes narrowed dangerously, "Liar! Oh my god, you threw food in my face! You tried to pull my hair and you let me talk to you like an infant! And you!" I turned to point at Zim, "You bit me! You flipping bit me!"
"Zim needed something to take the pain away, and you just happened to be there!" the alien snapped, "The human could not possibly understand the agony!"
He wasn't even denying it! "You manipulative little -!"
I lunged to take a swing at him, but my arms were pulled back by the siblings. I let myself get carried away until we were out in the front yard.
"Calm down, whiner." Gaz smirked, releasing me and walking down the sidewalk.
"Well, it's just a little annoying when I did my best to take care of you all, and all the time you could have at least let me know that you were aware of what was going on."
He swallowed, "We really couldn't control ourselves, it was like this baby haze thing took over. I'm sorry, okay?"
I looked at him, he did look genuinely sorry, and there was something in his eyes that just made me feel guilty. I wasn't even mad at them, but a little embarrassed for myself.
"That lullaby thing really worked," he added, blushing, "And you're really great with kids."
I bit my lip, trying not to laugh, "And you're a cute kid."
He blinked, "Hey!"
"Okay, fine, you we're a cute kid. But I'm still annoyed with him, he bit me!"
"And we'll get him back." He raised an eyebrow cunningly.
"I'm listening." curiosity peeking slightly.
He looked over at my house and grinned, "Is your sister home?"
Dib and I watched from out hiding place under the window at the side of the house while my little sister knocked the front door of Zim's house. The door opened and we heard the grunt of outrage from the alien.
"Amy-sibling? You're Amy-worm is not here."
"I know." Grinned the seven year old, "But she told me that she'd be here later, so I've got to wait here for her to show up."
"Heh?"
She threw her arms affectionately around the Irkens waist and nuzzled into him, "You're babysitting me until she comes back."
Dib clamped his hand over my mouth as I was about to laugh. We could almost hear Zim grimace.
"Oh very clever human worm-children. But Zim shall get even, oh so even shall Zim get!"
"Who're you talking to?" Evie asked, "You're funny."
"Please get off of Zim…"