Hey everyone!

Well... Remember my 'Future of Doom' story? This would rather be the true beginning, I think XD

The narration might be slightly different, like less random and lunatic, but still, I made my best to catch the series style owo

Soooo hope you all like!

Just in case you didn't see the 'Future of Doom' pilot, this would be like how I picture 'Invader Zim' in some years, grown-up characters, grown-up characters' kids and stuff... also, I hide official characters names by some reason .3.;

ALSO: I obviously don't own Invader Zim, just this story and some fan-made characters! No harsh critics please, I am sensitive! Thank you! T-T

Test Stage I

"9:00 AM... Nothing... 9:01 AM... Nothing..."

Hours. He had spent hours next to that damned container, with that damned substance that hadn't changed the slighest. And although that was what he had chosen, although that was his forte, real science was boring as hell. He sighed deeply. If he only could return, at least for a second, to those days, those youthful days of madness, when he used to stalk an apparently dangerous alien, without realizing how truly incompetent he was. Then he smirked sadly. He was so so young.

BEEP BEEP BEEP!

He startled briefly and turned to the cellphone, taking it and looking at the screen. Speaking about the young ones...

"Good morning!"

"Hello, dear, how's it going?"

"Fine... Just realized that I'm intolerant to pizza and causes me nausea, but besides that, everything's okay"

"Holy snap... That woman doesn't eat anything that isn't pizza... Are you sure you are okay?"

"At least by now, yes. And what about you? How's work?"

"Fine, fine..."

"Will you come soon?"

He sighed.

"Den... you are there since just three days ago and we talked every night, isn't that enough?"

"I know, I'm sorry! It's because I have been feeling a little... unsafe"

"I already told you that your aunt won't do anything to you if you don't bother her"

"Yes, yes... I just... forgot it... Sorry..."

"It's okay, don't apologize"

Now she was the one who was sighing.

"Well... I have to go to school, so..."

"All right, I hope you have a nice day... seriously"

"Thanks, dad, we'll talk later"

Both hung up.

He didn't know how would be her new school, but still, that neighborhood was so filthy and disgusting as the rest of that city, including that new school. And compared to all that sick people, she was so innocent, so normal. It was for that reason that he had been keeping her indoors, studying at home, playing at home, reading at home. But now she was somewhere else. And he was worried. He was truly worried about what could happen to his little girl.

Meanwhile, Den was leaning out of the attic's window, to give a thoughtful look to the front block's house. Her real reason to feel unsafe. She could perceive lots of abnormal and frantic screeches coming from it, what made her sudder and leave, after hearing Kiki's shouts.

"Come ooooooon! We're going to be late!" she called.

"Comiiiiiiing!"

And shortly afterwards, Den and Kiki were outside, heading happily to school. Well... Maybe not so happily. Or that was what Den thought once the tiny and ridiculously cute girl said right what she didn't want to hear.

"Y-you were right after all, neighbors aren't so bad! T-that mister must be really nice, I have to thank him for returning you my plushie!"

Den stopped, and something inside her seemed to break, since she actually had cracked after stopping.

"You don't have to, I... I already did it before" she replied.

"B-but it's not the same! I-I should do it too"

"Seriously, it's not that important"

"Den! How do you expect to be a good person being like that?" nagged Kiki.

"My father told me that it's not necessary to be sociable"

"Of course he says that. He has problems, doesn't he?"

"..."

"W-what? Was it something I said?"

They kept walking in silence, until arriving to the corner. And then, right in that moment, an unpleasantly recognizable figure turned it running, what made it bump Kiki, to then fall to the floor along with her.

"WATCH OUT!"

Den startled abruptly, practically freezing to the sound of that voice. And indeed there he was, lying over the sidewalk.

"I-I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" moaned Kiki, getting up and approaching to him "L-let me help you!"

"GET AWAY, YOU MAGGOT!"

Den was already paling and shivering. Why, oh why that weird green man again? Why? Well... at least he seemed to be unable to move, so she just went towards Kiki and took her by one of her wrists, in an attempt of pulling her away.

"Oh well, if he's okay by himself then let's go..." she muttered nervously. Kiki was going to follow her, as frightened as her, but once he noticed her, he stood up immediately, as he pointed accusingly at her.

"YOU!"

Almost instictively, Den turned.

"YOU!" he repeated, as if it wasn't already clear "THE DEFORMED PSYCHOTIC RAT THAT ATTACKED ME WITH THAT STUFFED THING OF HELL!"

She took a deep breath before answering, trying to keep calm.

"I didn't attack anyone, I threw it by accident, and actually it's an elephant"

Obviously, the word 'elephant' had been pronounced with a noticeably exaggerated emphasis.

"I don't care, YOU STILL WILL PAY!"

"NO! Please!" cried Kiki suddenly.

"Kiki!" she gasped "I-it's okay, I have everything under..."

"Please, please forgive this mindless nutcase!"

"Oh, come on! Don't apologize with... wait, what?"

"I-I only wanted her to hug lil' Hugo and she just tossed it away! So she didn't have any intention of attacking you, she was attacking him instead!"

"K... Kiki..."

The weird green man glared at both, a bit distrustfully.

"I-I know she's brutal, but trust me, I-I won't let anything like that happen again!"

"Hum... I don't know..."

"Please!" insisted the tiny girl.

"FORGET IT! I'LL GET MY REVENGE! REVENGEEEEEEE!" he yelled, clenching and shaking his both fists.

"Oh no, please no!" screamed Kiki.

But she couldn't do anything. She couldn't do anything against the piggy plushie that he took from his pocket, to then throw it mercilessly to Den, who didn't even reach to dodge it and fell noisily to the floor. Then he laughed madly and walked away, still yelling lots of weird things.

"VICTORY! VICTORY FOR THE IRKEN EMPIREEEE!"

Kiki had approached to Den, who was getting up carefully and staring at the pig with an annoyed glance, as she kicked it away.

"A-are you okay?"

"Sure, I'm great"

"Just in case... Was that sarcasm?"

"What do you think?"

And then she kept walking, still followed by the tiny girl.

"Whatever... He already got his deadly revenge so I guess he'll leave me alone now"

"S-see? That's what happens when you are meanie with my plushies!"

"But seriously, seriously! Is everyone in this neighborhood so weird?"

"I-I didn't see anything weird, I also would get mad at you if you broke my window, s-specially if you don't behave when all I want is an apology"

"Kiki... Are you kidding me or what?"

"Why? What's so wrong?"

"Didn't you just see the guy? I mean, it's okay, anyone can have girly voice and be short-tempered and stuff but come on! He has green skin!"

"Whaa? Are you racist now?"

Den facepalmed.

"Kiki... I know this is hard for you but try to concentrate... Green isn't a normal skin color. And... he had no ears..."

Then she shivered once more, this time hugging herself tight.

"Didn't you consider that he could have a serious disease and that's why he's so frustrated?"

"Hum... Well... maybe you are right... These... nerves..."

She hugged herself a second time, even tighter.

"Don't worry, I'm sure that you'll be better once we get to school. Nobody knows you so you still can make friends"

"Yeah... Hold on... What did you mean with that?"

"Err... Wanna hug Hugo?"

"No, thanks..."

The school was just as Den supposed it would be. Huge, gray and gloomy. It almost looked like a prison...

And it was even worse inside. There were countless corridors, and all of them were ambiguously clean. And also ambiguously quiet. There were even cameras all over the ceiling. Den was looking around, frowning confusedly.

"...what kind of school is this?"

"W-well, I have to go to my classroom, so... S-see you later! Make friends! Seriously"

And once Kiki left, Den found herself even more lost than before, in the middle of that completely unknown place. Until then, she had been studying comfortably at home. It was the first time ever that she was in a school.

When the silence became disturbing, she headed to the playground, where, effectively, there were lots of other children, shouting, laughing and running around, as children normally used to do. Den just sat down somewhere and took a notebook and a pencil from her backpack, to then start doodling... equations.

Naturally, some turned, pointed and whispered stuff. The old-fashioned 'Who is she?' blared everywhere.

Meanwhile, in that same playground, but pretty far, someone else was contemplating everything shyly, from behind a column.

In that same moment, one of the children finally went towards Den.

And I got tired so I'm going to cut it off here XD

If you liked please review, will be really appreciated! :3