Chapter 2
Zim ran as fast as his bruised legs could carry him, leading Dib and his sister Gaz along the long playground of their own Skool. His breath was shortening and eyes were blurry, but that didn't stop him from running. Gaz kept looking behind her, seeing that teachers and even the police were giving chase. "Son of a bitch. . ." Gaz cursed. Dib kept running, dispite hating Zim to his guts and disliking his sister. "We're gonna have to jump the fence!" Gaz yelled, warning Dib and Zim of the uncoming barrier between the skool and outside freedom of the forest. Zim couldn't keep running anymore, he could feel his conscious state shattering and was starting to black out. They finally reached the chainlink fence, and Dib jumped on it. He started climbing, but stopped just as he heard a thump on the ground. Zim had collapsed. "Just leave him! Keep climbing!" Gaz yelled,
preparing to climb the fence and climb over, but Dib gave her a disapproving stare. "He saved us!" Dib said. "Yeah, so?" Gaz said. Dib stared down on the ground, he didn't want to save Zim either but he was his only chance to hide from the authorities, and much importantly, his father.
"Gaz, if you grab him, I'll buy you that game you want for your GameSlave." Dib said. Gaz growled, and looked at Zim. "Fine." She said, jumping off of the fence and grabbing the unconscious alien and throwing him over her shoulder. "You extraterrestrial piece of shit. . ." She mumbled, as she climbed over the fence as fast as she could.
Dib jumped across the air and landed onto the other side of the fence, preparing for Gaz to throw Zim over the fence. How did he know that she would? Sibling sense, I don't know. Gaz did, and the alien landed onto him. Dib pulled himself up, and slung Zim over his shoulder, just as Gaz landed on the ground. "Are you sure you can handle this, Gaz?" Dib called back to his sister as they kept running. "It's not as bad as that preacher trying to stab me when Dad forced us to go to church." Gaz said, chucking a bit before returning to her usual dark stare.
After running a few miles, they stopped to catch their breath. "I don't see the police or any teachers anywhere. I think we're in the clear." Gaz said, lurching behind a tree. "Where are we going to go to hide? We can't go home, Dad would kill us." Dib said. "Dad would kill me. He would probably spare you. I've done this kinda shit before." Gaz explained, pulling out a switchblade and her GameSlave. "What's the switchblade for?" Dib asked, backing away from his sister. "It's in case that asshole wakes up and attacks us." Gaz said, pointing at Zim.
Dib breathed out when he sat down, he had never gotten into a fight like that before. He flexed his fingers, he had never punched anyone with that much brute strength before. They were still sore. Zim regained consciousness a few mintues afterward, pulling himself up. "I think we should go to Zim's super secret base. NOT THAT YOU SHOULD BE ALLOWED IN THERE BUT I'M MAKING AN EXCEPTION!" Zim screeched, before coughing into his gloved hand. Dib smirked, Zim was molding back into his old self. "Can I play my GameSlave there?" Gaz asked, with a sarcastic tone. "Uh, yeah, sure, whatever." Zim said. "Cool." Gaz said, looming her face over the device. Zim started directing them to the house, which was only a few blocks away.
Gaz cleared her throat behind Dib before mumbling "Sorry about bring up mom, she's a sensitive subject."
Dib put his hands in his pockets, sighing.