I know, I know. I took me a veeery long time to update and then the only thing I come up with is some short 800-words chapter that isn't even beta-tested.

To my defense I have to say that:

1. I had a lot to do in school,

2. I'm in summer break since a week or so ago and began to write again just then,

3. I'm leaving tomorrow on vacation and didn't have time to show this my beta-tester (since I wanted to post before I leave).

At least now you know that I'm not dead or that I didn't abandon this. I have a lot of ideas, but I have to get the story rolling first, so cope with me. It's my first multi-chaptered anything ever.

OKAY ENOUGH LAME EXCUSES you just want to read the story, do you.

A few moments passed, neither of them saying anything.

Dib shifted uncomfortably on his feet. Though Gaz was still turned to the TV, he couldn't help but feel that she was watching him from the corners of her eyes.

She then fully turned to him, face to face with her brother. Her features expressionless, she muttered: "Nothing."

Dib sighed theatrically. "Fine, if you don't want to tell me I can't help y-"

The girl sprang from her seat, sudden anger written over her face.

"Nothing. NOTHING. What do you not understand about this? I was watching TV, blacked out, saw absolutely none of your weird visions, and woke up after 2 minutes something to find the world swirling into chaos. Did you get that into your insanely large head or should I repeat it in a way that even you wouldn't be able to miss?"

Dib merely stood still, his jaw slightly agape, staring at his sister. He even ignored the insult her last sentence bore.

"So you- uh. You saw nothing? Just black?" A cold scowl from her affirmed that.

He went on. "But what do you think that means? You know, if it was really the future we saw-"

He interrupted himself, suddenly feeling a weight in his stomach. An idea clouded his thoughts, one he quickly tried to shrug off, realizing what it could mean. The most logical answer, so simple, so appalling...

Gaz snorted a humorless laugh. "Of course I know what it means." She let herself fall onto the couch again. "I knew it the moment I heard everyone else had a vision of their future."

She turned to Dib, who had gone pale now. "And you should know it too," she stated matter-of-factly. A grin was now covering her face, as if she was enjoying this.

He didn't want to believe it. Dib was gaping into space, full realization gnawing at his insides.

"You can just as well say it. It'll be good to hear it aloud." Gaz said, slight amusement in her voice. But Dib now knew that she was masking her anxiety, her dread of what might happen..

"You'll be dead. Six months from now you'll be dead." His voice sounded dead itself when he spoke. He didn't know what exactly had made him say it so blatantly, but the weight in his stomach faded a bit.

The girl's smirk widened, her gaze drifting to the TV again. "Exactly." Her voice was void of any emotions.

xX-Xx

Once again Dib laid on his bed restless as sleep wouldn't come.

The conversation with Gaz had upset, even frightened him to some degree. How could it be possible that she'll be dead in six months? As much as he didn't want to think about it, it wouldn't leave his mind. And she had seemed so restrained about it.

He sighed loudly, trying to lead his thoughts to Zim. So he had finally talked to him...and proposed a truce. Dib couldn't help but chuckle softly. What on earth had made him say that? He wondered if Zim might agree. Tomorrow, at school, he would know.

He turned on his bed, longing for the awaited tomorrow to come.

xX-Xx

His previous night's insomnia was clear on the boy's face. Dib viewed himself in the bathroom's mirror the next morning, trying somehow to hide the dark circles under his eyes and his cranky expression. Grudgingly, he admitted it was in vain. Looking like this, he was sure of giving the kids in his class just another reason to make fun of him.

Still, he couldn't wait for his chance to talk to Zim. Running down the stairs into the kitchen, he accidentally bumped into Gaz. He had not talked to her since she told him her flashforward - or rather the lack of it - and wondered if that discussion had changed their relationship somehow.

Dib mumbled a 'hi', hoping for a response, and was mildly disappointed as she just went on her way to make breakfast, without even glancing at him. Though, he added to his thoughts, at least she hadn't growled at him or even given him one of her dreaded death stares.

He decided to grab an apple to eat on his way to school rather than munch whatever Gaz would leave for him, and went out alone, earlier than he needed to. He wanted to see Zim before school started.

He shouted out into the house as he left, and, this time not waiting for an answer, he shut the door.

Haha okay that was pointless.

The first vision revealed! Now you know what Gaz saw (or didn't) .

You'll probably hear Dib's in the next chapter, where he finally meets up with Zim. Though I'm afraid you'll have to wait yet to know Zim's, I still have to find some right way to let him tell.

*sigh* Don't you hate it when you have EVERYTHING in your head, but kind of ain't able to write it down properly? It's like, you have every idea, every reaction from the characters worked out, but you need HOURS to actually write one paragraph that sounds good.

Okay maybe that's just me pffff.

(also if someone wonders about the titles, those are modified episodes titles from the real series this is based on)