Zim groaned, his head resting on the keyboard in front of Computer's main screen. Said Computer then stated in its sarcastic voice "If you don't get up and get read NOW, you are going to be late for Skool today… again!" Zim let out a louder groan, as he lifted his head up off the keyboard, his magenta eyes glaring at the screen in front of him, antenna flat against his head in annoyance.
"Computer! Quit your incessant bothering! Zim is not going to that STUPID Skool today! He is going to rest his BRILLIANT brain a bit before coming up with a PERFECT Date-thing to ask the Dib-human on, now that ZIM has finished studying and finding out what this FEELING in his squidlee-pooch means! Zim then has to plan how to ask the Dib-human out… ZIM has a lot of work to do today, so be QUIET!" The irked Irken ranted, before letting his head rest on the keyboard again. Computer just sighed before leaving the green skinned alien alone. Zim got about 5 minutes of peace before Computer chimed;
"There is a very angry human teenager approaching. Should I activate the defenses?"
Zim looked up again before saying "Computer, show ZIM this teen!" There was a sigh before Computer popped up the footage on the screen. Zim blinked before saying "The Dib-sister? What is she doing coming to the great ZIM'S base? COMPUTER! Supply ZIM his BRILLIANT disguise!"
With a groan from the temperamental A.I. he did as told. Zim quickly put on his new wig and his contacts. His wig was still black, but had a longer, shaggier look to it. His contacts were still the same, making his eyes look amethyst. His clothes had also changed. They went from his maroon Irken uniform, to a more punk look. His shirt was a black tee with a black hoodie over it. The hoodie had a few spots on the sleeves that looked like tears, and on the back, under his pak, was the Irken symbol in red. His pants had many buckles and straps going down them, and his shoes were now black combat boots. He still wore gloves, but instead of latex they were now leather.
Zim quickly went to the elevator, his hands in his pockets (a habit he picked up). Once he was at the ground floor, he quickly went to the door. He got to it just as Gaz started pounding on it, yelling for Zim to 'Get his damn ass out there right now before she broke down the door.' Zim sighed before opening the door saying "What do you want Dib-sis-" Only to get kicked in the gut, flying back into the couch on the other side of the room. This sent Gir into a laughing fit over his 'Master getting beaten by the scary lady.'
Before Zim could get his bearings from the surprise attack, Gaz was already across the room, in front of the couch. She quickly picked the Irken up by his collar, lifting him up to her eye level. This made it so Zim's feet barely scraped the floor by his toes. While Zim had grown taller, and he was not by far the shortest in his perceived 'age range' he was still a few inches shorter than Gaz, and was at least a foot shorter than Dib, the two Membrane siblings being quite tall thanks to their father. Zim gagged and tried to get down, only to be shaken hard enough to send his wig off his head onto the floor. Gaz then hissed out "Where. Is. My. Brother. Zim?"
Zim spluttered before wheezing out "I don't know… what you… mean… Zim hasn't… seen... th...the Dib…" Only to have Gaz growl at him again and shake him a lot harder than the first time. She then threw him harshly to the ground. She quickly came back over to him and put her steel-toed booted foot on his chest, pressing down to add some pressure to the already wheezing Irken, now making him very uncomfortable as his Pak dug into his back, causing him to squirm till she put more pressure on him.
Gaz proceeded to bend down till she was in his face then ground out "Don't lie to me Zim. It is not good for your health. My brother is missing, and only YOU could have taken him. Now, I ask again. Where. Is. My. Brother?" She added more pressure to the Irken's chest to emphasize each word of the question. Zim was now having difficulties getting in enough air to think, but even so, he was able to cough out;
"Zim… doesn't… have… Dib… Y…You can… check… Zim's… base… if… you don't… believe… him…" This answer was not satisfactory to Gaz, so she quickly kicked the Irken in the side, causing him to fly into a wall. Zim let out a pained squeak as he wheezed on the ground, curled up to try and protect his body from anymore abuse. He was in pain, and he still hadn't caught his breath yet, causing his brain to be fuzzy currently.
Gaz finally left the Irken alone, as she took in a deep breath to steady herself. She looked over at the pathetic alien, rolling her eyes and saying "Wimp…" before stating "Fine, Zim, I believe you don't have my brother. Not even YOU would be stupid enough to lie to me twice." She then turned away from the Irken and bit her lip before saying "But if you didn't take him… Where is he?" She growled again and kicked a nearby wall, putting a dent in it, before shouting "DAMNIT!"
Zim flinched at the kick to the wall before finally recovering enough to scramble back into a standing position, still having his hand wrapped around his sore side and chest. He then cleared his voice before getting out "So… the Dib-human is missing… Are you sure of that? Maybe he just went to Skool early?" He watched the human girl turn back to him and was ready to flee if she decided to attack him again. Instead, Gaz just sighed before saying;
"Yes, Zim, I'm sure he is missing… He's NEVER left for school without notifying me at least, he wasn't in his room, and his bed wasn't made. Dib ALWAYS makes his bed, no matter what, if he gets out of it!" The girl bit her thumbnail, a sign of worry and anxiety on her part that only her brother knows about. Zim was now very worried as well. After all, he had to agree this behavior sounded very un-Dib-like. So in other words, Dib was missing, perhaps kidnapped, and they had no clue by whom. And of course, it was just his luck this happened when he finally found out what his 'feelings' were and was going to ask the teen out on a 'date'.
Zim finally took a large, calming, breathe of air, before, carefully, approaching Gaz. He then said "Gaz-human, Zim will help locate the Dib. Zim will use his ADVANCED technology to see if he can find any signs of him on any human cameras. How about you go back to your base and search Dib's room for any clues of where he could have gone, or who could have taken him." Gaz growled at the approaching alien before registering what he said. She sighed before nodding and saying;
"Fine… If you find anything contact me then."
"Of course!" Zim grinned "But Zim expects the same. If you find anything, contact ZIM! We are partners in this!" Zim started cackling at this point. Gaz sighed and shook her head in exasperation. She turned and said;
"Fine… what does my brother see in you?" Muttering the last bit under her breathe. Zim was to busy now chasing an insane Gir around and yelling at him to be quiet, since the Gir unit was destroying things while saying something about taco's, to hear what she said. He caught him just in time to see the human girl leave. Zim quickly told Gir to watch TV, before grabbing his wig off the ground and putting it on. He then went and shut the door, before heading back down to the lab. He had work to do after all. He was going to find Dib, if it was the last thing he did.
A/N: Finally got this chapter to actually work out! Sorry I had writers block... Anyways, finally have Zim come in. I hope they remain in character. I would love to hear what you guys think~ Reviews help my writers spirit~ Thanks for reading!
~Aki