THREE HORRIBLY SILENT DAYS LATER…

"Say ah." Dib ordered, a flashlight in one hand, a tongue depressor in the other. He was looking at the healing progress of Zim's throat in his buddy's basement. "Ahhh…" Dib shined the flashlight at the back of Zim's throat, and was explaining his findings to Zim. The holes that were once goiters were 95% healed. His swelling had near completely gone down, and his throat was less and less red. "Zim, aren't you happy you took that medicine?" Dib asked as he came out of his throat. "Yeah," Zim answered, his words a little clearer than when they were three weeks ago "I guess I am." GIR handed Zim a scarf, and Zim wrapped it around his neck. "So, I have to take the horrible medicine one more time, don't I?" Dib held up a near empty bottle of medicine and a spoon. "yep." The fight had really leaked out of Zim, s, he just opened when he was told to open. Dib gave Zim the medicine, and Zim winced in pain as it scalded the back of his throat. The bottle was finished, and Zim WAS feeling a lot better than he had been that morning four weeks ago. "Does this mean I can talk?" Zim asked "sure." Dib grinned. "See ya later, Zim." Dib called behind him as he grabbed his satchel and left.

MEANWHILE ON THE MASSIVE

The tallest were drinking the Irken liquid (who knows, or WANTS to know what it was) and toasted to Zim for getting sick. "Hey, Red, you want to look at Zim in all his voice-less misery?" "You know I do, Pur! Computer, call 'invader' Zim!" Red laughed, thinking about Zim crying. But, to their disappointment, Zim was smiling at them, but, he was still a little bit hoarse. "Hello, my tallest. Cough, cough!" the tallest looked at him in horror "Z-Z-Zim? You-your voice is back?" tallest Purple stuttered. "Not completely, but, yes, my voice is back. But, trust me, I will try not to get sick again." "Whoop-dee-Irking-doo." Red said sarcastically. The transmission ended, and Zim started to talk out loud to himself. "Well, now I have to admit that Irkens DO get strept throat. I'm just glad I didn't say Irkens don't need surgery." Zim's abdomen stabbed itself, and Zim doubled over in pain. "Ow! Kidding!"