Two Worlds: REMASTERED
Chapter 1: In the Beginning
Emma P.O.V.
"Miss Peters!"
I was pulled out of my peaceful dreamland by a voice yelling at me. I opened my eyes and sat up only to get smacked on the head with a pile of graded math homework. I rubbed the sore spot only for one of my earbuds, which I had been cleverly hiding behind my hair, to fall out.
"Listening to music and sleeping during class eh? I'm seeing you after school missy!" my teacher, Ms. Hass, scolded.
"That's not my name."
My teacher raised an eyebrow
"It's Emma. I call my aunt Melissa 'Missy'." I explained, using air-quotes. I heard a few kids whisper behind me that "shit was going down". I rolled my eyes as Ms. Hass tried to find a way to respond to me.
"You're staying after class." she growled. I innocently shrugged and laid my head back down on my desk. A few boys behind my snickered and one threw a small eraser at me. I turned around and snarled at them like a feral animal and they just laughed harder.
"Josh! Do I need to see you after class too?" Josh smiled innocently in response and I just growled to myself, turning back around and flipping through my sketchbook. Nothing better to do for the rest of class until I get my "terrifying scolding".
After everyone left class I stayed behind and Ms. Hell-I mean Hass just crossed her arms and gave me that pouty face that teachers try to do but it just makes them look even older than they already are. I let my eyes wander around the room as I awkwardly tapped my fingers together. "So did you keep in here to talk to me or are you trying to use psychic powers on me?" I asked.
She growled at me and slammed a piece of paper down on my desk. "It's a legitimate question." I pointed out.
"You need to work on your behavior issues Emma. I've had enough of your smart-mouth tone!" I rolled my eyes, as I zoned out of her rant, mindlessly nodding my head to everything she said.
Eventually she let me out on my way with an after school detention slip. I chucked it in the trash on my way to my locker and sighed, worry creeping into my mind that I would get in even worse trouble. I scoffed at the idea. "The staff here has horrible memory and it's Spring Break now. I'll be just fine." I said to myself before I was violently shoved out of the way and my nose was blasted with the intoxicating smell of perfume, make-up and lotion.
"Ew, you touched her. Now you'll turn in an alien freak like her." I heard Michelle tease.
She and her two friends Katlin and Hayley were in my English and Science classes and were always making fun of my messed up hair or my bright green "so last season" jacket, or the fact that I'll touch something as gross as corn syrup and blue dye during a Science Lab experiment. So yeah they were pretty high on my urge-to-kill-o-meter.
I sighed, pulling the hood of my Gir jacket over my head. As I passed Michelle and her little possy talking in the middle of the hallway, no doubt causing the massive buildup of hyper 7th and 8th grade students eager to get out, I simply flipped them off, not giving them a second glance. They scoffed at my "horrendous actions" but I ignored them letting the felt dog ears on my head bounce with my steps.
Yes, at my school I was considered an absolute freak for my, I'll admit kind of unhealthy, obsession with Invader Zim. But despite the easy target I was for childish teasing, pranks and whatever else those retarded humans could think of I've come to not mind as much. Still is obnoxious to deal with though.
I quickly grabbed my backpack out of my locker and ran out the front doors of the school before the ironic stupidity of that filthy little place got to me any more than it already had. Yeah if you couldn't already tell Zim may have influenced me just a little bit.
I lightly jogged to my bus that was parked with all the others and slipped into the front seat, behind the driver. The ride was long, loud and bumpy for the most part. After three stops most of the more obnoxious kids were off and soon enough I was alone as the bus turned into my neighborhood
The bus stopped at the corner of the serine road and I stepped off running down the street and up the driveway of my house. I fumbled with house keys but was able to open the back door and shut it behind me with a sigh of relief. "Thank god for seasonal breaks." I muttered, kicking off my shoes.
I whistled for my dog and called her name. "Dee-Dee!" I heard her nails click on the kitchen floor as she scampered to me on her tiny legs. She was a small black puppy with large pointed ears, light brown paws and bright, happy eyes. I bent down on my knees and let her jump up onto my lap and lick my face. I couldn't help but giggle as she continued to attack until I was able shove her off and stand back up. I brushed off my pants and Dee-Dee followed me with a small yip as I walked to my room.
I rolled my eyes at the note taped to my door that read "Sorry to leave you on your own again but a business trip came up and I had to leave. Be back Monday, microwavable pizzas in the freezer, be good, love you, Mom." I sighed and balled up the note, tossing it in my trash can as I crashed onto my bed. I was use to my mom having to go out for her job but that didn't mean it didn't get on my nerves.
Dee-Dee jumped up onto my bed and sympathetically licked my cheek. I smiled at her and pat her head before sitting up and pulling my History homework out of my backpack. I hated History class more than anything but I was in enough trouble as it was. I needed to get this crap done. I scanned for the page I was looking for but in less than 5 minutes I was starting to feel drowsy.
I yawned. "Guess I didn't get that much sleeee…" My face landed in the center of the textbook and I fell asleep.
BOOM!
I was shoved out of my sleep as the entire house shook. I panicked, though I had no idea what was going on. I fell off my bed and tried to scramble to my feet but I only fell against my nightstand, knocking my alarm clock into my lap.
The shaking stopped as I took a minute to look at the clock, lucky for me the power didn't go out, and I saw that it was already 9:30 at night. I sighed and looked over the damage that...whatever had just happened had caused.
My legs were still shaking but I was able to stand up and walk to my closet that held my spare shoes. I chose my hiking boots, preparing for glass shards, and grabbed Dee-Dee who was now hiding under my bed in fear. I held her tight in my arms and surveyed the damage around the house.
The chibi figurines on my shelf were either on the floor or toppled over, as well as my books and art supplies on my desk. Luckily the only things that seemed to break were a few picture frames and my window. I didn't have that many fragile things in my room. The crunching sounds as I walked over the glass that had fallen all over the floor was all I heard in the now eerily quiet house.
I set Dee-Dee in her kennel to keep her away from the glass and looked out the shattered kitchen window. There was a long trail of dirt that eventually lead to something smoking that was out of my sight. I grabbed the fire extinguisher from under the sink and went out the back door to investigate.
I dashed across the yard, following the dirt trail to the big ball of smoke near the very back. What the hell was this thing? A meteor? A satellite? I sprayed the mysterious space object with the extinguisher until most of the smoke had dissipated and what I saw was definitely not a meteor.
It was a spaceship. It was an almost perfectly round magenta bubble, other than a few billion dents, with two engine like things colored a light violet that were falling off and most likely would have if this thing had taken any more damage. I stepped around it to see the shattered windshield that seemed to cover the whole front of the craft. Then finally there was the insignia.
That black two-eyed almost ant head-shaped symbol on the top. I pulled my long sleeve away from my left hand and held it up, to compare it to the tattoo I had given myself with a Sharpie marker. They were completely identical. This wasn't just any ship.
This was Zim's ship.
AN: (mainly for anyone who read the original): Okay so I'm updating this series to prepare for the final instalment that will start at some point early next year. I wanted to fix up most of the spelling errors, poor descriptions and plot holes that litter the first two (more with the sequel than this one) I'm not changing anything as far as plots and characters nor am I just abandoning my other stories in progress. Things have just been slow with those lately so since I was going to do this at some point I decided to do this now. Please review and tell me if I'm doing better or worse so far. :)