Well, I got a review… made me really happy. Hehe~ Anyway, to those who are continuing to read my fic, here's the next instalment. Have fun with it.

DISCLAIMER: DO NOT OWN INVADER ZIM

Chapter II: Reunited

The skies above Irk were filled with confetti falling from a large vessel that cruised through the skies. The euphoria from the crowds filled the whole city of Capitalia. From the vessel that was flying were streamers and banners emblazoned with the Irken symbol with background colours of the traditional red and purple. The ship came to a halt in front of a large towering spire that had 2 large screens floating along-side it. There was static on the screen. The crowd grew silent. The face of the familiar Irken announcer, still wearing that strange helmet, flashed onto the screen.

"All Irkens, wave your antenna in salute because here they are, your all knowing, all powerful vice-leaders, the ALMIGHTY TALLER!" the voice echoed throughout the whole city and the crowd was once again celebrating. Screams, applause and all manners of merriment could be seen and heard as the spire that all gazed upon opened up and upon the screen, replacing the announcer, were the images of the Taller Red and Purple, waving down to the people.

"Mighty Irken people! Behold!" Red pointed to the giant vessel. "The Impendia!" Red raised his arms as the crowd grew louder.

"It is now the biggest Domination Class Battleship in our whole armada." added Purple as he stood beside Red.

"Although, we're are sad to say that our mighty Tallest, Zim, could not be here today" the people grew silent once more. "But be saddened not. We stand firm in the face of hardship. We are the Irken Empire!"

The cries of joy resumed and fireworks began to rain down from the Impendia, filling the area around it with dazzling patterns of light. It was a day of utter celebration. The Impendia was finally completed, the new flagship of the Irken Armada and a tribute to their Tallest Zim.

Gaz sat on the couch watching television. Taking a quick peek at her watch, she took note of the time. Picking up the remote, the switched it off and headed upstairs. Inside one of the rooms, she found Dib in a lab gown. He was working on an experiment involving very unstable chemicals. One could see that the lab was filled with test tubes, beakers, flasks and all matter of paraphernalia that a scientist would need to conduct his work. Dib took notice of Gaz shortly after her entrance into the room. Taking off his goggles, he eyed his sister.

"What is it, Gaz?" Gaz pointed a finger to her wrist watch. "Oh? Really now? Just let me get changed." Dib removed his coat and hung it on the coat rack near the door. He passed Gaz who followed his leave and each went to their rooms. The siblings assembled outside their house. The sun was high up in the sky. It was a rather perfect day. There were only a few clouds and it was not too warm. But even so, Gaz wore the same thing. She was still wearing the same long-sleeve shirt and army pants. Her boots were worn but they felt comfortable so Gaz never took time to wear any of her other shoes. Around her neck was the same skull pendant. She clasped it and smiled a bit. Dib drove his car out of the garage and pulled down the window. He called Gaz in and they left. Gaz took a quick glance at her brother and let out a small chuckle.

"Really Dib. Even though you have a wide selection of clothes and judging by the occasion, you're still wearing the same clothes."

"Of course. Besides, aren't you wearing the same ones?" Dib raised an eyebrow and took a quick look at Gaz.

She crossed her arms and looked out the window on her side of the car. "Well, duh. This is the only thing that looks good.

Over the years, Gaz and Dib had changed quite a lot.

Gaz had grown up to become a fine woman. She was quite attractive and got asked out many times although she just tossed the guys into a dumpster and left them to cry. She was beautiful and her purple hair had grown to a length that reached down to her shoulders. She had a nice shapely body that could make guys stare and do a double-take. But then again, this was Gaz Membrane. She was darkness incarnate and could make any man bend to her will. She did not and would not love any man.

As for Dib, puberty was not kind to him. He had gone through an ugly duckling stage and was not that all attractive. But that was all in his early years of Hi-Skool. Now, his features had moulded into a handsome young man. Not only that, he was a successful scientist at such a young age of 23. But even so, Dib had no girlfriend. He always says that the right girl was out there somewhere.

Gaz rolled down the window on her side and could smell the salty sea breeze. The wind brushed against her face and her hair blew with the wind. She pulled a map out of the compartment in front of her and checked it.

"There's an old abandoned lighthouse on cliff near here. Take the dirt road after the big old tree." Dib nodded in affirmation to Gaz's directions. A few more minutes into the trip and Dib finally saw the tree. He got off the main road and drove onto the dirt path. After a few more minutes, they arrived at an old dilapidated lighthouse that looked like it would fall apart any minute. Gaz exited the car and walked to the cliff. She looked up to the skies and grasped the railings where she stood. The wind grew stronger.

"He's here." Gaz said under her breath.

From the skies then descended an Irken ship. It slowly came down to level its door with the cliff. The metal door opened up and set itself down onto the edge of the cliff, forming a small platform to cross over. Gaz took a glance over her shoulder and saw Dib standing at the car. He smiled at her and gave her a thumbs-up. He then pointed to the ship that had arrived. Gaz looked back to the ship and saw standing there in the doorway was a familiar face. Zim exited the craft and stepped onto the firm ground beside Gaz. He walked to stand in front of her and looked down to her. Zim was taller than Gaz but only by a few inches. There was a long pause between the two.

"I'm back." Zim broke the silence.

Gaz then embraced the alien. She felt tears welling up in her eyes but this time, she was not going to be strong. This was a moment of weakness that she gladly accepted. Letting the tears flow, she cried into Zim's chest, soaking his robe with her tears. The tears did not hurt Zim. After years on Earth, he had developed immunity to all the things that used to hurt him. A smile formed on his features and he returned Gaz's embrace. He kissed her on the head and stroked her hair with his clawed hand.

"I waited for so long, Zim." Gaz sobbed even more. "You promised." her voice quivered with every word.

"I know Gaz. I'm here now. No need to cry" Zim assured her and embraced her tighter. "Hey there, buddy. Welcome back!" Dib had walked over to Zim and placed his hand on his shoulder. "I was pretty hyped since you sent your message about a week ago."

"Yes. It's a good thing you came on time. Otherwise I'd have to wait here like an idiot." the two laughed.

After Gaz had finished letting out her tears, she wiped them clean and smiled at Zim. Her heart began to race. As did Zim's. This was the reason why Zim did not want to leave Earth many years ago when the Tallest had contacted him. He had fallen in love with Gaz. Gaz returned his feelings and accepted Zim into her life. Besides, Gaz did not love any man… Zim was an alien. Walking back to his car, Dib called for both of them. As Zim walked away with his arm around Gaz's shoulder, the ship he had come on flew up into the sky and vanished quickly from view. They all got into the car and Dib drove off.

Zim sat with Gaz in the back seat, smiling as he held onto her hand. Gaz rested her head on his shoulder and was incredibly happy. It was as if this was her only care in the world, that this was one moment that she wished could last forever.

"So Zim. What's new with you?" asked Dib.

"Well, I'm the new leader of my race." Zim scratched his head. "Kinda ironic, huh?" he added.

"Yeah. You used to say that you're leaders just wanted to get rid off you." stated Gaz as she looked up to Zim. "And now, you're the one who leads them." she added.

"Well, that don't matter now. All that matters is that you're back" said Dib.

The drive back didn't take as long as it did to go fetch Zim. It was a bit lively in the car as the three talked and reminisced about the good old days. They kept laughing at the memories of how Zim and Dib used to get when Dib was still after Zim. They even talked about the painful and sad memories. How Zim had been told that he was a defective, how he coped with the news and how Dib had begun to feel sorry for him. The two quickly became friends. Then Zim began to feel for Gaz and tried his best to let her know about how he felt. Boy, Zim could remember what he went through just to even tell her. But still, she had accepted his feelings. Then came the time when it seemed to last forever. Then the transmission came. Zim all of a sudden said that he needed to leave Earth, that he had to return to Irk for some important matters. Gaz had begged him not to go and just to stay but Zim was set on leaving. He did promise her though that he would come back no matter what. Gaz, too, promised that she would wait for him to come back no matter how long it took, as did Dib. But here he was now back with his friends, the one who had become his best friend, who had accepted him and shared good and bad times with him, and here she was, the human woman who Zim had come to love and held so dear to his heart.

The car finally arrived at its destination and Gaz stepped out first. She looked around and made sure that there was nobody watching. They had arrived at Zim's house. While Zim was away, it was Gaz and Dib who had volunteered to take care of it. After seeing that nobody was watching, she signalled to Zim. After all, Zim had just returned and did not have his disguise. But then again, the people of Earth, aside from Dib and Gaz, were absolutely oblivious to the fact that Zim was an alien. Just as Zim used to say, stoopid hyoomans!

After the three had walked into the house, Zim was greeted by a flying metal object to the face. He struggled to get the thing off but despite his strength, its grip on his head was quite strong.

"GIR! Get off me!" Zim demanded from the little robot as it was still plastered to his face.

Zim struggled more and more until he finally was able to get Gir off from his head.

"Master! I missed you! You were gone for so long!" Gir's head twisted into a weird fashion, his tongue out like usual. "Gazzy cried for a lot of nights." Gir added.

Gaz blushed and impulsively pounded the little SIR unit in the head. However, Gir just took the blow and rolled off to the kitchen. After Gir had vanished, in floated mini-Moose, Zim's other robot.

"Squeak!" said the little floating moose.

"Yes. I have missed you, too." said Zim as mini-Moose proceeded to rub itself on his cheek.

Zim looked at Gaz asked her how the base was and about computer. Gaz simply said that everything was fine. After all, it was her and Dib that had watched over his place. Zim walked over to his sofa and sat down. Gaz followed. Dib on the other hand headed for the door.

"All right. I got some things to finish up at home." Dib opened the door. "Have fun, you two." Dib added as he shut the door. Like Gir, mini-Moose disappeared into the kitchen.

A naughty look came upon Gaz's face as she looked back at Zim. He merely squinted his eyes and wondered what was wrong. She came closer and closer until he had nowhere left to move and then she pounced. Her lips locked with his in a furious and passionate kiss. Zim let himself go and returned the gesture. The two embraced each other tightly, exploring their bodies as if this were their final time together. It lasted for a few good minutes before the two sat back upright, each blushing so much. Gaz's face was all red while Zim's grew a darker green. Slowly, her hand found his and held tightly onto it. Looking back at each other, they smiled.

"Welcome back." Gaz said.

"It's good to be home." replied Zim.

That's chapter 2 for ya and I hoped you enjoyed it! Hope that kissing wasn't too intense. I had almost no idea of how to describe it. Anyway, like the usual, R&R and please tell me what you think. Love or hate, I don't care, I will read your reviews and take them with respect. After all, constructive criticism is good for any beginning writer. Thanks guys~

Raruku off~

Oh, BTW, Chapter 3 will be up in a while. Hope this wasn't too long a chapter for y'all!