Chapter Two: All Memories Fade

Dib's POV.

All at once I heard a tidal wave of voices flood the air. Fear over powered my mind as I laid there smack dab in the middle of the road, all I could manage to do was turn my head to the right and raise my hand an inch off the ground. Barreling towards me was a huge metal monster, known to some as late bus twelve. A burst of heat rained down, washing over me and the smell of asphalt and rubber invaded my nose. In a matter of seconds my head was under the tire. My entire face being smashed into the side. I could feel my glasses shatter and shards of my lenses being embedded into my eyes. The rest receding into my temples and nose bridge. I barely even noticed my legs snapping before my head imploded from the weight. The last thing I felt was my brains leaking out onto the pavement.

I was gone.

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I open my eyes and like usual can't see anything. Instinctively I feel around for my glasses, but come back empty handed. I take a moment to collect myself before rolling onto my knees. Without warning a blinding white light erupts in front of me and an etched path becomes visible. The strange thing is, I can see every little detail. I glance behind me, in the distance surrounded by vast darkness are two other lights, one a light airy blue and the other a deep red. Involuntarily my hand reaches out and I am greeted by an invisible wall.

"What's going on?"

I turn back towards my only path and stand up, my legs feel like they're made of jelly. For a moment I do nothing but stare at the light. I should be terrified, but I'm not. It's like something is reassuring me everything is okay. I find the nerve to take the first step on the path. A flurry of hushed voices sound from the darkness as a gray fog rolls in over me. I watch images fade in and spring to life on the makeshift tunnel walls. My attention is drawn to one in particular and I go over to it.

It's Gaz beating down on something with a lamp.

'I TOLD you not to go into MY room Dib!'

Instantly it dawned on me, these were my memories. As the clip ended and the next one started, I struggled to remember what I just watched.

"I'm really dead…"

The voices grow louder as if trying to make their presence known. I know exactly who they belong to.

There's Dad...

'When are you going to do REAL science?'

'My poor insane son..'

...Gaz…

'Quiet Dib, I'm trying to beat this level of Piggyslayer, if you don't shut up so help me God.'

'Pff whiner.'

...Mrs. Bitters…

'Late again Dib? What's your excuse this time?'

'That answer is wrong, go stand in the corner with the diseased ridden ankle biting rats.'

...Zim.

'Fuck off!'

'You can't stop me Dib-Stink, this plan is foolproof!'

I can't help but smile as the rest of Zim's rant goes on. He ended up sucking up half of the atlantic ocean.

"You killed me though. I should be mad."

Another voice comes through the sea of jumbled conversations. It's hard to hear and I can't place it directly, so I close my eyes and listen more carefully. Just barely I can make out a gentle feminine voice.

'You're going to do great things.'

My eyes snap open and without another thought I started searching for where the voice was coming from. My ears lead me down the path and to an odd memory. She stopped talking, but I could hear a very low beating sound... no it was a heartbeat. The only thing on the screen as red and occasionally lightened when a dark object seemed to pass over it.

'I can't wait to meet you.'

As the puzzle pieces fell into place, realization takes over my emotions and I fall to my knees. I can't stop the tears from flooding my eyes and cascading down my cheeks. Everything inside feels like it is sinking down.

"I wish I could have met you."

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I feel like this chapter came out absolutely horrible and I apologize. For some reason the last few times I've been sitting down to write there has been constant distraction or I just can't seem to get going. Anyway, all comments and reviews are welcome!

ngrey651: Yeah haha, although I wouldn't really say Zim's a mass murder. He only killed Dib and in the series he's never taken over planet.