Kree ran and ran to Dib's house. "I hope Zim hasn't got him yet . . . This
is serious! This could be the beginning of his invasion!" she thought
panting and panting. "Why is Dib late for skool, while Gaz arrived on time,
anyway!" She finally got up to his door. She knocked on it. Dib came to the
door. "Dib! There you are! I was so worried!"
"Yeah, but-" Dib started.
"Come on! We've got to get to my basement!" she exclaimed. She grabbed his arm and led him to her house. She and Dib ran down the stairs into her basement. Kree locked the door and took a deep breath. "We're safe, now."
Dib looked around, confused. He saw Kree's backpack, along with some boxes and containers in the corners of the room. There was a bathroom on the right side. The room was hardly lit and it was very quiet. "It's almost as if we have gone into hiding." Dib thought. He saw Gaz playing her Game Slave on a couch. "What's going on?"
"He doesn't even know! I guess he doesn't listen to the radio or watch the news that much." Kree thought. She handed him earphones that plugged into her Walkman. "Put these on and watch the screen, make sure you don't miss anything!"
Dib looked at the screen and listened:
"Last night at about 2:00 AM, the White House was attacked by a small green alien called, Zim. He has the president's wife hostage and has demanded the rule of the country unless they want her to die. Of course, anonymously and surprisingly, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President have agreed. Zim has complete control over the USA now . . ." Said the news reporter.
Dib was in disbelief. "Why in the world are we in your basement?! You know we should be out there trying to stop Zim!"
"Dib, are you out of your mind? The whole entire country that we live in is under his rule! We're wanted criminals! Sometimes, we've got to be at least a tiny bit worried and cautious!" Kree shouted. "As much as I want to fight too, we can't. We've got other people to worry about, like Gaz."
"Then what are we going to do? Sit around and do nothing while Zim takes over the Earth?"
"Well we aren't going to "sit around and do nothing". We have to plan, think, you know." She shrugged. Dib sighed. "Listen, I'm as just as confused as you are. I know this could be long and dangerous. That's why I brought Gaz with us."
"Can't you just use your pen to get us out of this mess?" Dib asked.
"Actually I tried that already, a long time ago and just recently too. It won't write it. I can write and draw other stuff but otherwise, I can't get Zim out of his position." Kree admitted. "I put Stephanie in rest mode until this is all over, but-" Kree stopped. I don't know where Lara is either." She choked a small tear.
Dib looked at Gaz. "Gaz, now do you believe me? After Zim took over the USA?" he asked harshly.
"So? Maybe you were right. But still, all of us are going to suffer, so it doesn't make a tiny difference anyway!" Gaz replied. "It's not gonna be much different from my world anyway . . ." she thought.
"Arguing is not gonna get us anywhere." Kree tried to calm them down. She sighed. "I guess it's not working." She thought.
Kree woke up and she washed her face. "Will we even be able to accomplish this mission at all? Will all our dreams, hopes, and plans come true? Or will they be destroyed . . ." she thought. "I just hope Dib or Gaz don't get hurt . . ."
She took out her Walkman and earphones and listened. Then she turned around and saw Dib waking up. "Dib! You've gotta hear this!" She handed him earphones and Dib put them on.
"Zim has taken all of Asia now, using the same strategy! Australia and South America have surrendered to Zim. How he rules all of America, Asia, and Australia."
"This is ridiculous! How can he do this! How can these countries let him do it!" Dib shook his head.
Kree looked at Dib. "For once in my life while I was with you, I think I'm scared."
"Me too, Kree. Me too."
"Dib, if we ever get separated, I want you to have this." She took off her amulet and handed it to Dib. "I've had this ever since I can remember. It's pretty lucky. I've met you with it. I hope you'll think of me when you hold it in your hand." Dib put the amulet on.
Dib searched through his pocket and finally found a little box and handed it to Kree. "I want you to have this, Kree." Kree opened the box and saw a pair was red crystalline earrings. Dib tried to hold back tears, and he succeeded. "They, were my mother's."
"Dib . . ."
"Put them on." He urged.
"Thank you." She trembled. Kree took the earrings out and put them on. Then, they hugged. "I'm scared . . ." Kree whispered.
"Don't worry, I'm here, I'll protect you no matter what." Dib promised.
Kree smiled into his warm eyes. "You know, whenever I'm with you, I feel so safe, warm, protected. I feel so . . . so . . ."
"Hey Kree! Where's the food again?" Interrupted a voice. It was Gaz.
"Over there in the left corner." Kree pointed. "Oh, if you'd like some pizza, there's a box in the right corner."
"Thanks. At least there's somebody nice around here or else I would be stuck with a jerk." Gaz glared at Dib.
"Be thankful I'm not going to leave you helpless or abandon you." Dib rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Yeah, but-" Dib started.
"Come on! We've got to get to my basement!" she exclaimed. She grabbed his arm and led him to her house. She and Dib ran down the stairs into her basement. Kree locked the door and took a deep breath. "We're safe, now."
Dib looked around, confused. He saw Kree's backpack, along with some boxes and containers in the corners of the room. There was a bathroom on the right side. The room was hardly lit and it was very quiet. "It's almost as if we have gone into hiding." Dib thought. He saw Gaz playing her Game Slave on a couch. "What's going on?"
"He doesn't even know! I guess he doesn't listen to the radio or watch the news that much." Kree thought. She handed him earphones that plugged into her Walkman. "Put these on and watch the screen, make sure you don't miss anything!"
Dib looked at the screen and listened:
"Last night at about 2:00 AM, the White House was attacked by a small green alien called, Zim. He has the president's wife hostage and has demanded the rule of the country unless they want her to die. Of course, anonymously and surprisingly, the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President have agreed. Zim has complete control over the USA now . . ." Said the news reporter.
Dib was in disbelief. "Why in the world are we in your basement?! You know we should be out there trying to stop Zim!"
"Dib, are you out of your mind? The whole entire country that we live in is under his rule! We're wanted criminals! Sometimes, we've got to be at least a tiny bit worried and cautious!" Kree shouted. "As much as I want to fight too, we can't. We've got other people to worry about, like Gaz."
"Then what are we going to do? Sit around and do nothing while Zim takes over the Earth?"
"Well we aren't going to "sit around and do nothing". We have to plan, think, you know." She shrugged. Dib sighed. "Listen, I'm as just as confused as you are. I know this could be long and dangerous. That's why I brought Gaz with us."
"Can't you just use your pen to get us out of this mess?" Dib asked.
"Actually I tried that already, a long time ago and just recently too. It won't write it. I can write and draw other stuff but otherwise, I can't get Zim out of his position." Kree admitted. "I put Stephanie in rest mode until this is all over, but-" Kree stopped. I don't know where Lara is either." She choked a small tear.
Dib looked at Gaz. "Gaz, now do you believe me? After Zim took over the USA?" he asked harshly.
"So? Maybe you were right. But still, all of us are going to suffer, so it doesn't make a tiny difference anyway!" Gaz replied. "It's not gonna be much different from my world anyway . . ." she thought.
"Arguing is not gonna get us anywhere." Kree tried to calm them down. She sighed. "I guess it's not working." She thought.
Kree woke up and she washed her face. "Will we even be able to accomplish this mission at all? Will all our dreams, hopes, and plans come true? Or will they be destroyed . . ." she thought. "I just hope Dib or Gaz don't get hurt . . ."
She took out her Walkman and earphones and listened. Then she turned around and saw Dib waking up. "Dib! You've gotta hear this!" She handed him earphones and Dib put them on.
"Zim has taken all of Asia now, using the same strategy! Australia and South America have surrendered to Zim. How he rules all of America, Asia, and Australia."
"This is ridiculous! How can he do this! How can these countries let him do it!" Dib shook his head.
Kree looked at Dib. "For once in my life while I was with you, I think I'm scared."
"Me too, Kree. Me too."
"Dib, if we ever get separated, I want you to have this." She took off her amulet and handed it to Dib. "I've had this ever since I can remember. It's pretty lucky. I've met you with it. I hope you'll think of me when you hold it in your hand." Dib put the amulet on.
Dib searched through his pocket and finally found a little box and handed it to Kree. "I want you to have this, Kree." Kree opened the box and saw a pair was red crystalline earrings. Dib tried to hold back tears, and he succeeded. "They, were my mother's."
"Dib . . ."
"Put them on." He urged.
"Thank you." She trembled. Kree took the earrings out and put them on. Then, they hugged. "I'm scared . . ." Kree whispered.
"Don't worry, I'm here, I'll protect you no matter what." Dib promised.
Kree smiled into his warm eyes. "You know, whenever I'm with you, I feel so safe, warm, protected. I feel so . . . so . . ."
"Hey Kree! Where's the food again?" Interrupted a voice. It was Gaz.
"Over there in the left corner." Kree pointed. "Oh, if you'd like some pizza, there's a box in the right corner."
"Thanks. At least there's somebody nice around here or else I would be stuck with a jerk." Gaz glared at Dib.
"Be thankful I'm not going to leave you helpless or abandon you." Dib rolled his eyes and sighed.