AUTHOR'S NOTE: Yay! I finally decided to do a final country. I don't speak most of these languages, so I'll be using a translator. I'm sorry to those who can't read or speak the certain language. Sorry this one is shorter; my week's been busy. BTW, if you're an anime fan, no offense intended :).
Chapter 4: Tokyo, Japan
"Are we there yet? We've been flying for hours! Piggy is tired!" Gir yelled, shoving his pigs in Zim's face.
"Gir, I have to concentrate! Be quiet or I'll throw your pig into the sea. Would your pig like that?" Zim asked angrily. Gir's eyes widened as he sat back in his seat.
"Hey look, I see land!" Dib called. He pointed to an island with large skyscrapers. Gaz looked up and shrugged, too consumed by her Game Slave to pay much attention.
"Let's land there, and hurry! I'm hungry!" Gir yelled, jumping up and down in his seat. Zim hit the robot in the face and sped towards land. He had to admit, even though he had no interest in whatever place this was, it was torture to look at the water as long as he had.
The beach he landed on was small, only a few yards in length. Behind it was a stretch of trees and grass. Beyond that was more off the city. The whole area was massive.
"What is this place? This doesn't look like Earth; are we on the same planet?" Gir asked. Zim nodded. It looked so strange; not like the Earth he knew. He thrust on his disguise and forced Gir into his. He parked the voot and put into its previous car design. All four stepped out and looked around.
"Of course it's still Earth! Why, does your home planet look the same everywhere? We're in whole different country now!" Dib declared. But Zim wasn't listening; his eyes were fixed on a billboard. On it were a series of characters.
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"Why are these humans so weird-looking? Their eyes are huge! Does this country contain a plague?" Zim asked. He had never seen such bizarre-looking humans in his life!
"Seriously Zim? They aren't even real; it's an art technique called anime. I'll bet we've landed in Tokyo, given the writing," Dib replied. Zim couldn't read the writing; why on Earth did they look so…funny?
"Gir, translate these strange symbols!" Zim declared. Gir fixed his eyes on the billboard and tried to read the strange writing.
"I think it's some kind of TV show. Oh master, can we please oh please watch it?" Gir asked, jumping up at Zim.
"Yes, very well. We will try this show. But first, we must locate a television. Come along, Gir!" Zim declared, dragging the ears of Gir's costume.
"What are we supposed to do? Do you expect us to just WAIT here?" Dib yelled. Zim nodded. As if Dib expected something else.
"Don't worry Earth Pig, you and your filthy sister have found things to do. Though you aren't around the magnificence that is me you've found ways to entertain yourself. You haven't escaped yet, so I'm fully confident that will stay the case. Good day, worm babies," Zim declared. With a quick laugh, he walked away.
"Well, what do you want to do? We could explore the city or something," Dib said to Gaz. She didn't pay attention to her brother. Dib took Gaz's hand, much to her anger, and started to walk towards the city. Suddenly, they were stopped by a Japanese man.
"日本、ようこそいらっしゃいます。そして私はいかにあなたがあなたの名前は何でしょうか ?" the man asked. They might as well guess.
"I'm Dib, and this is my sister, Gaz," Dib replied, gesturing to hi sister.
"Ah, you are tourists. The tour bus is a block away in that direction," the man said, pointing towards the city. Dib bowed and walked off with his sister.
"Well, this is the strangest Earth city I have ever been to," Zim said, still dragging Gir by the ear. They soon walked by a TV store, where a commercial was playing.
"Wait master, there's a piggy on the screen!" Gir yelled running back to the TV. He was right; a smiling chibi pig was on-screen, being shown in front of a toy store with more Japanese characters.
"Master, do you know what they're saying?" Gir asked. Zim had already started translating using an item he had pulled out of his Pak.
"It says that it's a new brand of exclusive rubber pigs being sold at the Gangu toy store and that it's about a mile from here," Zim read. Gir took off before Zim could say anything else.
"That Gir. Oh well, I might as well stay here. Seeing the time, I think that show on the billboard is about to come on. Sure enough, the show soon came on. Zim fixed his eyes on the screen. He'd find out what this was all about.
The opening was just what Zim expected. The crazy humans in different shots while cheesy music played. The only good thing was that there were English subtitles at the bottom. The TV then went black and opened to a room with the characters staring at an odd chart. For some reason, Zim couldn't take his eyes of the screen.
"I got to get the cute big-eye pig!" Gir yelled, blasting into the store. He had soon found a large shelf filled with pigs. He was about to take one, when he was grabbed from behind. Gir soon saw a man in a red and white uniform.
"あなたの衣裳完璧です! すぐに、私に来なければならない!" he screamed, shoving Gir into a room where several other people in costume were lined up. A large man was inspecting them, frowning and shaking his head at each.
He finally reached Gir, who had tried to keep himself occupied by playing with his LA pig which he had stored in his head for just an EBS (Emergency Boringness Situation).
"これは、私がこれまで見た中では最高の衣裳です。 ...! 彼は勝、語り継い!" the man screamed.
"Hello! Do you like my piggy?" Gir asked, shoving the pig in the man's face.
"まあ、これはアメリカ人です ! 誰かが翻訳のラインに !" the man announced. A young woman soon appeared and bowed.
"Hello, my name is Yoshida Aimi, but you can call me Ms. Aimi. It is a pleasure to meet you," the woman said with a bow. Gir smiled and hugged the lady's legs.
"藍美、私達の新しい従業員のバンに見るように言う," the man declared, walking out of the room and into the parking lot.
"Mr. Suzuki would like you to come with him to the van. Come, I will lead you," Aimi laughed, taking Gir the way Mr. Suzuki had gone. Gir smiled and followed the lady to the van. Soon all three were in the van and on their way.
"私の新しいおもちゃのコンテスト優勝おめでと," Mr. Suzuki announced.
"He wishes to congratulate on winning the new toy competition," Aimi said, patting Gir on the head.
"He likes my piggy?" Gir asked. At this Aimi laughed and translated what Gir had said. She then whispered it to Suzuki, who laughed just as hard.
"He meant your costume, young man. He's been looking for a new, less pig-based approach. We're taking you to the studio to be modeled. Your character is going to become famous! What was its name again?" Aimi asked. Gir looked at his costume. It was odd to think of giving himself a name. But he had come up with the name Gir when he was programmed, right? He glanced out the window for ideas.
"Uh…cupcake!" Gir yelled. Aimi and Suzuki nodded in approval.
"Cupcake! 私はそれのように!" Suzuki announced.
"May I please get my piggy now? I was trying to buy one before I came here," Gir asked. Aimi smiled and translated it to Suzuki. Suzuki then pressed a button in the wall and a shelf of pigs popped out.
"誰でも好きな人を選ぶ!" Suzuki said in delight. Aimi didn't even need to translate; Gir had already grabbed the pig he wanted. It was made of a shiny white rubber. It wore a wig in a traditional Japanese hairstyle and a red floral kimono.
"Thank you so much! I have to find my master now! Bye!" Gir yelled, flying out of the van.
"What the…wait, we haven't taken your picture yet!" Aimi called, but it was too late. Gir was gone.
"速い! 彼の絵は 彼のイメージはまだあなたの頭の中で引き分けている!" Suzuki cried. Aimi nodded and quickly sketched a picture of Gir.
"良ありがとうございました! 私達は私達のほとんどがすぐに感覚を失った!" Suzuki sighed.
"Yes," Aimi replied, "It would be a disaster if he was forgotten."
"Well tourists, here is our final stop. Thank you for riding with us," the tour bus guide announced.
"Wow that was the most amazing tour I've ever been on!" Dib yelled, stepping off the bus in a new bear suit.
"It was ok, I guess," Gaz said, still playing her Game Slave. She was wearing a cosplay costume of the Vampire Piggy Hunter. They walked a little farther to find Zim in a surprising condition. His eyes were glued to the screen of a TV. He was practically drooling and noticed almost nothing else.
"Come on, we'd better get him away from the TV," Dib said, walking over to Zim.
"I thought you two were enemies," Gaz said with as close of an expression as she could come to smug.
"I am, trust me. But do you really want another anime fanatic around, especially when he's our ride home?" Gaz quickly caught up to Dib and shook her head. The two quickly grabbed Zim's arms and legs and dragged him away from the TV.
"Let go of me, Earthlings! I must find out if Slade finds her secret power and overbalances the scale!" Zim yelled. Dib and Gaz rolled their eyes at the anime mumbo-jumbo and dragged Zim faster. They soon found the voot and shoved him in.
"Master, I'm here! I got a new piggy!" Gir yelled, diving into the ship. Dib shrugged and hopped in after Gir. Gaz groaned and got in last. The ship soon took off down the street.
"Hey, where are we going?" Dib asked. His question was soon answered when they stopped in front of the TV store.
"Give me the controls," Dib sighed, pushing Zim out of the way. The ship floated into midair and was off.
"WAIT, I MUST FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS!" Zim yelled.
"Find out later, space boy. I'm not letting you become a crazy fan boy when I have to be stuck with you for so long," Dib replied, flying the ship as fast as he could.
The screen frizzed out to a tropical scene. Many children were frolicking in a setting of Chaos.
"Bad news, folks. The Rise of the Children has spread across the US. The children are in control in all 50 states. David has traveled to Hawaii for more investigating," Rita announced.
"This is getting very dangerous, Rita. I'm scared out of my wits," David said in a panicked tone.
"You've got that right. A kid stole my surfing title," said a young man, screaming into the camera.
"This is Spencer, everyone. A victim of the takeover," David explained, gesturing to the angry young man.
"Yeah, how else could a kid beat me? I am the greatest person on the island," Spencer said, a smug grin passing his face.
"Plus he's the biggest jerk," David whispered. Spencer frowned at him.
"Thankfully, I don't think any kids will attack me today. I'd better go before that changes," he continued. The screen then cut to black.
"I hope this ends soon, for everyone's sake," Rita announced, "This is CBN, signing off!"