Family Get Togethers
By: Potatoes4Eva
Invader Zim (C) Jhonen Vasquez
It was movie night.
Yes, GIR had once again tried to unite the family using such an over-used, yet under-appreciated ritual. He had even cleared the room of everything but the T.V. and the rug so everyone could sit on the floor together. And, he had somehow suckered Zim, Zima, Dib, and Skoodge into it, though nobody even remembered how.
The kids were down in the lab, or in Oval's room. GIR wouldn't allow them to check, so they were forced to suffer alone while their children were happy and safe. But, he had allowed them to pick out the movies they were watching, surprisingly enough.
The first movie to play was GIR's, of course. A few piggies later, and the four "adults" were trying not to cry from agony. Horrible, horrible agony of doom.
The second movie was some paranormal/sci-fi flick that Zima and Dib, those horrid stinking love-pigs had chosen together. It didn't make any sense. Even GIR looked confused. Zim braved through it, though he didn't understand a second of the crap. Why was the guy having a seisure now? He had just been eating cereal the moment before... Stupid confusing movie! Curse you!
Thrid was Zim's movie. It was Zig's favorite, though he enjoyed it just as much. It was...fascinating. Not a few moments into the movie, the kids came from upstairs, though they were all quiet (must have had an arguement). They saw the gathering and became perplexed.
Zim felt a whisper directed towards him, but couldn't make out the words. He raised an antenna and waited for the speaker to repeat themself.
"Movie night?"
He smiles slightly and glanced up at his daughter, nodding, but not enough for anybody but Zig to really notice.
She raised a non-existant brow. This would be interesting...
Swiftly, Zig glided across the room and sat cross-legged in a graceful "plop" next to her father. She recognized the movie at once.
"Jurasic Park?" she whispered to Zim. "GIR picked out Jurasic Park?" This, to Zig, was the most hilarious movie ever; who didn't love watching people get murdered by dinosaurs? But...GIR? He loved watching action movies starring bomb defusing monkeys, or kiddy shows with penguins and giraffes and all that crap. "What on Eath convinced him to watch this?"
Zim chucked softly and replied, "Me. I got to pick out a movie, just as Zima and the Dib-beast did."
Blink. Blink. Blink. "GIR gave you a choice?"
Such an incompetant robot GIR was. He seemed to be getting smarter now, though. Those tutoring sessions must be working [1]. Good thing, too. Stupid GIR got annoying sometimes, though not any more so that Oval.
Zim nodded his green head, a small, proud smile playing on his lips [2]. "Surprising, isn't it?" he mused aloud.
That ended the conversation on both parts. Sighing, Zig thought, 'I had a long day...' and scooted closer to her father to enjoy the movie.
The first person was eaten. She and Zim bit their lips to refrain from laughing. Next, small children were thrown into a wood chipper by dinosaurs. He and Zig norted from containing their giggles. Finally, the last person was ground into hamburger meat and fed to his children [3]. The two burst out laughing.
The others [4] looked at the two like they were crazy, until they (eventually) started laughing, too.
END
A/N: Aw! What a happy ending! XD LOL. Happy family moments are not my strong point...
1. "GIR should get a tutor." Zig suggested. "I heard it can help people get smarter."2. I always thought he'd start to see GIR as his child or something. ^u^
3. This is Invader Zim. Jurasic Park would be way worse. And less dramatic. Only horror and violence. Yay.
4. Skoodge, Smidge, Zima, Dib, August, Oval, Tib, Dak, GIr, Minimoose, and Computer.
