*Invader Zim and all related characters are copyright Jhonen Vasquez, the following will contain references to events in the pasts of the characters that were not seen in the show, these are not my random musings, they came from here: http:// www .tvtome.com /invaderzim /guide .html , as to the factuality of this guide, I cannot comment, but it sounds cool..and stuff..*

Sweat beaded on the pale skin of the tall ex-Irken. A range of expressions crossed his sleeping face. His dreams were dark this night. Suddenly he awoke with a jerk, sitting up in his bed. As the dampened sheets fell to his slender waist he shook the remnants of the nightmare from his mind..Why now???? Why, just when I thought we could get closer.???? He asked himself questions that had prayed on his mind for years, Why does this all come back just when I WANTED to be closer to him, he's my FRIEND, isn't he???? Zim, former Invader of the Irken Army, was not going to sleep again tonight. Dib had lain in his bed and watched his part alien companion toss and turn in the throes of unpleasant REM sleep. He was curious to know what was going on inside the other boy's mind, but he dared not ask Zim outright. The last time he had queried about Zim's dreams Zim had gotten angry saying it was none of his business and hadn't talked to him for days.. Dib was worried about his friend, but he didn't want to offend him..

"Zim," he whispered, "you awake????"/////////// "Yes." Came the curt reply.///////////"You wanna talk or watch a movie or something, I can't sleep..????" /////////// "Sure.."////////////".."///////////// ".."///////////////////////"Well????" "Well what????"//////////////////////////// "Well, whacha wanna do????"////////////////////// As an answer Zim turned on the television./////////////////////////// Dib sat back in his bed to watch the news program that just happened to be on the channel that was on.. After a few moments of listening to the monotone announcer describing some minor disaster involving an escaped monkey and a nuclear power plant he glanced at Zim. The tall boy was staring at the remote, his eyes unfocused. "Zim????"////////////// ".."/////////////////// "Zim!!!!"/////////////////// ".."/////////////////////////// "ZIM!!!!"////////////////////////// ".. What, huh????"///////////////////////// "This is boring, let's watch something else."///////////////////////////// "LIKE WHAT????!!!!"//////////////////////////// "Jeez," Dib turned his eyes to his lap, not wanting Zim to see how bad he had just hurt Dib.////////////////////////////// ".." The channel changed to Mysterious Mysteries suddenly. Dib immediately perked up./////////////////////////// "Wow.. How did you know this was on..????" "Some times I have trouble sleeping.." "Well.. I heard that talking about stuff sometimes helps you sleep better.." Dib carefully tried to pry more info from the distraught male. "Well.. That is crazy Earth logic for ya.." Dib sighed.. He wasn't getting any info or sleep..

**************************** Zim was worried. Very worried. He hated the dream.. The memory.. Dib was only trying to save his world and others like it.. The whole event was a huge mistake.. It was about six years ago now, had it really been that long.? It was my fault anyway. The whole bloody episode. if only I hadn't gone with Skoodge to Meekrob.No. I don't think that would have changed things much. I'd have gone anyway, eventually. The war. The other species. I would have thought myself invaluable. But then Dib showed up. He always showed up. I still can't believe he made that ship, and got it to fly all the way to Meekrob without blowing himself to bits. but I'm glad he managed. I was glad even then, though I didn't show it, in fact I acted angry that he was there. I guess I didn't want them to think I was weak. But I was weak, very weak, so weak I didn't even realize that I wasn't wanted or needed. In fact all I managed to do in the end was screw everything up and get shot into a meteor. that was the most terrifying moment of my whole life. All that went through my head was "I'll never see him again." To think. An Invader. So fond of a human. But he saved me so many times. And he's so smart. I guess they talked him into helping, maybe he was caught up in the moment and didn't realize what he was doing to me. To me. Me. Dose he even know that he's so amazing. So smart, funny, and. and. oh no. No. No, this can't be right. I. do I really. the man shot me into outer space!!!! HE TRIED TO KILL ME!!!

Dib noticed Zim staring at the wall with an expression of utter horror on his face. Shocked Dib went over to Zim's bedside. "Zim????" "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

*If you went to the web site at the top, is shwae, huh???? If not, then the Zim thinking will make much more sense if you do.. And if you read the to untitleds at the bottom.. * *Thanks for the reviews*