This chapter may be kinda short…

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Invader Zim or any of the songs. I am not claiming that I do.

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Chapter 4: Quite a Surprise.

Ember, now about eight months along, stood watching Zim in the lab. She placed a hand on her belly and glanced down; she felt another kick and smiled. She looked back up, and her smile was concentrated on Zim.

"Do…you need some help, Zim?" She said as she laughed a bit.

"No, of course not." Zim said just as he seemed to finish whatever he had been fixing. He took a step back, but was then forced to step even more away when sparks began to fly from the weird looking machine.

Ember took a step back herself, for fear of it exploding; she stared at Zim.

Zim looked back at her. "Umm…That's supposed to happen."

"Yeah…uh huh…" She said sarcastically. She saw Zim's disappointed expression and laughed; she walked up to him and gave him a small hug. She felt Zim hug back and they pulled apart. "Anyway…What is that?"

"An ultrasound machine. Irkens used to use them…back when this type of reproduction was used, but, now that that method is obsolete…they're not used anymore. Good thing I was able to get my hands on some blueprints."

"So…Do I really need to put some of that nasty jelly-looking stuff on my stomach?"

"No…Here I'll show you…" Zim said as he walked over to the keyboard and began to type. The screen turned on. He looked over at her. "Step over onto that 'X'." He said as he pointed over to the side of the machine.

"Okay…But if that thing shocks me...there's gonna be consequences." Ember did what Zim told her; she looked above her and saw a metallic ring. "So…what's it gonna do?"

"It'll be like an X-ray…just stand still." Zim said as he typed.

"Wait! X-ray?! Isn't that…I don't know…harmful, to the baby?" Ember said with worry as that metallic ring began to glow a light green.

"Don't worry. Trust me, if my race can handle it, so can yours. The baby will be fine." He gave Ember a reassuring smile as he pressed one final key.

Ember smiled back; but it quickly vanished once she realized that that ring was now floating around her.

It spun faster and faster as it stopped around Ember's stomach. An image, similar to a regular ultrasound, appeared on the computer screen in front of them. Zim looked back, and stared up with a look of shock.

"What?!" Ember, fearing for her unborn child, looked up and at the computer screen Zim was looking at. "What's wrong?!" Ember said as she forced herself to stay still, not able to see what Zim was so shocked over.

Zim looked down at the keyboard and pressed a key, causing the computer to take a picture of their child and allow Ember to be freed of that metallic ring. She stepped out and walked over to him.

Ember looked at the screen and realized why Zim was so shocked; she was shocked herself.

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Zim and Ember now sat on the couch; Ember had her head resting comfortably on Zim's shoulder. Gir had fallen asleep watching one of his mind-numbing TV shows, and Dragon was asleep in Ember's room.

The moonlight shone brightly through the window as Zim held Ember in his arms. "Can you believe it?" He whispered.

"Not really…But I'm happy." Ember said; a smile on her face as she placed a hand on her belly.

"Twins…" Zim whispered; a smile on his face as he looked down at Ember.

"Yeah…Guess you're going to have to build another crib." Ember said as she laughed. Zim nodded.

Zim had already built a crib in Ember's room; he was forced to after Ember had fought that she wanted to have the crib in there instead of in the lab. Zim wanted to keep the crib in the lab mainly because of the connivance of having it right there so he could monitor the child's PAK (if it needed one) to make sure that there wouldn't be any trouble. But, Ember was the mother…and she got what she wanted; but, Zim wasn't going argue anymore.

Over the months, Ember and Zim had gone shopping for baby stuff, using money that Gir had, somehow, gotten (but, they weren't asking questions). The tried their best to buy gender neutral clothes. Mostly due to the fact that, for Irkens, the gender can't be known for sure until the birth. Mostly because the only way to tell the genders apart are the antennas, and those can't be seen clearly on the ultrasound.

Good thing they had gotten a lot of clothes, but having twins will just give Ember another reason to go clothes shopping, again. Ember had also gotten a couple shirts from the maternity section, but she had barely even worn those shirts. She had taken to wearing some of Zim's shirts; not only were they really comfy, but Zim had told her that she looked good in them (not that she really cared if she looked good or not).

The shopping spree was also made possible by the fact that Ember was no longer a wanted "criminal". The case had gone cold and the search for her had been called off two years prior, and besides, who could really identify her now? But, it made Ember glad…she would be able to raise her children without worry of them finding out about her past.

Gir had left the radio on, and a new song began to play.

Mmm, yeah
Yeah yeah

Zim held Ember tighter as he gently placed a protective hand on Ember's belly. He smiled when he felt another kick. "No wonder we have been feeling so many kicks." He said softly.

Can you imagine?
What would happen?
If we could have any dream
I'd wish this moment
Was ours to own it
And that it would never leave
Then I would thank that star
That made our wish come true (come true) oh yeah
'Cause he knows that where you are
Is where I should be too

Ember nodded as she placed her hand over Zim's.

Right here, right now
I'm looking at you and my heart loves the view
'Cause you mean everything

Right here, I promise you somehow
That tomorrow can wait for some other day to be (to be)
But right now there's you and me

Ember had taken Zim's advice and had begun to eat better. It was torture to her to have to suffer through all those food cravings…but, to her, it was worth it.

Her mood swings had pretty much subsided; which was something that Zim, Gir, and Dragon were glad about. Seriously, it got pretty confusing when Ember would be happy and laughing one minute, and then be on the brink of depression the next, all because Zim had said something that she had taken for a fat joke.

If this was forever what could be better?
We already proved it was
But in 2,123 hours A bend in the universe
Is Gonna make everything
In our whole world change (it's our change, yeah)
And you know that where we are
Will never be the same oh no

Right here, right now
I'm looking at you and my heart loves the view
Cause you mean everything

Ember felt herself begin to grow tired. She looked out the window as she brought her hand up to feel the necklace around her neck. "So…any ideas for names?"

"Not really…"

"It's okay…we don't really know what the genders are."

"Who says I'm to let you keep both of them?" Zim said with a laugh, he held Ember tighter.

Right here, I promise you somehow
That tomorrow can wait for some other day to be (to be)
But right now there's you and me

"You're horrible!" Ember said as she began to laugh. She sat up and pushed Zim away from her. "Yeah, and who says I'm going to let you hold or even visit them?"

"I do." Zim laughed as he wrapped his arm back around Ember's shoulders and forced her closer to him.

Oh we know it's coming
And it's coming fast
(As long when there's you and me) (Oh yeah)
So let's make every second last, make it last!

Right here, oh right now
Yeah, I'm looking at you and my heart loves the view
'Cause you mean everything

Ember didn't struggle, she was too tired. "You're lucky I'm tired, Zim! But…you will pay tomorrow…" She said as she laid her head back on Zim's shoulder.

Zim laughed. "Right…" He said sarcastically.

Right here, I promise you somehow
That tomorrow can wait for some other day to be (to be)
But right now there's you and me
(you and me)

Ohh you and me

But right now there's you and… me!

Ember closed her eyes as she placed her hand back on her stomach. She felt Zim place his over hers and they ended up holding each other's hand.

"Good night, Zim." Ember whispered.

"Good night, Ember." Zim said softly. He kissed the top of Ember's head, before falling asleep himself.

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Aww…Even my depressing friend thought this was a cute chapter! ^.^

Just to say, Zim saying "Who says I'm going to let you keep both of them?" Is from a little joke that my parents say all the time. My mom told me that my dad had told her, when she was pregnant with me, that if I had ended up to be a twin, that he would have let her take only one home. Don't worry, for those of you with no sense of humor, he was kidding!

I think…O.o

Song: Right Here, Right Now. Found on: the High School Musical 3 Soundtrack. (I know…a lot of people don't like HSM. But, I actually think that is a very good song! Actually, I like most of the songs on that soundtrack.)

Next chapter should be up soon! :)