Gaz is gone! She couldn't have gone far, but reading that note to Zim and hearing what she told him pissed him off. Dib was heading to his dad's lab with Zim in the passenger seat, both of them with the same fixed expression on their faces.

"My dad has really gone too far this time." Dib muttered. "Gaz isn't exactly sister of the year, but she didn't deserve that."

Zim said something under his breath. Something that didn't sound english.

"You know I hate the fact that she talked to you and not me, but seeing why she couldn't, I'm glad you got her to talk, Zim." Dib admitted.

"She loves you." Zim whispered.

"What?"

"She said while she was sick, you told her you love her, and she wanted to say something back, but she couldn't. She loves you. It hurt her. I saw that it hurt her not to be able to say something to you." Zim said more clearly as they spotted the lab. Yes, he knew he let Dib read the note, but for some reason he felt the need to repeat that.

Parking in front, Dib stopped the car, and continued looking forward. "Zim it is best I go in there alone."

"No! I'm in this too." Zim protested as he turned to regard him.

Dib finally took in his appearance as he shook his head in sudden sorrow. "As much as I wanted to put you on some table to get you studied, Zim, I won't for her sake." Opening the door, he started to take his foot out. "You aren't in your disguise. You left your base in full view."

Patting himself down, he noted the Dib-stink was correct as he sunk into the chair. "Fine, but if you don't come back in 15 minutes, I'm coming in after you."

"I'm good with that." Stepping out of his car, he slammed the door adjusted his trench and marched to the front door of the lab ignoring the protests of the guard in the front. "I am Professor Membrane's son. Go to hell if you proceed in stopping me."

In the car, Zim called his computer. "Computer! Could you inform me when Gaz left the base?"

"I'm surprised it took you this long to finally get around to asking me this question." The Computer drawled back.

Making a peeved expression, Zim tightened his fist. "I don't have time for this. Tell me!"

"She left approximately 2:15am." Came a sighed reply.

Zim stopped breathing as he looked at the time now. "This stupid world has traffic cams and other devices. Find her through those methods and tell me those results." Now he had to wait on Dib.

Dib stormed in to where his father was lecturing his fellow workers. "DAD! Where's Gaz? What did you do to her?!"

While everyone else looked startled at his sudden entrance, Membrane turned to his son calmly. "Dib! What are you doing here, son?"

"Can it, dad! I know what you've done to her. I want to know why you did it and if she's here." Dib demanded as he pointed to the ground. "Well, dad? Aren't you going to answer me?"

Placing his hands on his hips, he started to laugh. "My son has quite the sense of humor, doesn't he folks?"

Dib stared at him full of venom. "GAZ! GAZ! ANSWER ME, GAZ!" Feeling his father's hand on his shoulder, he leapt back. "You know ever since mom died, you have never been around for us. Maybe, occasionally you will show up, but not by much. It was me raising Gaz mostly. Sure it was your money, but it takes more than just money to raise us. Was Gaz an experiment to you all along like me? Was she a clone of mom like I'm a clone of you?"

"Son..."

Waving his hand in front of him as if it will wipe something away, Dib stared at him with nothing but hatred. "I'm not your son. Just like she wasn't your daughter. What father would do that to their own daughter? I know if I had a daughter, I wouldn't, but you did."

"Alex? What is going on in here?"

Dib whipped around to face a man about 6'4" with dark hair, smooth skin, and a grin he automatically wanted to kick in. His voice was as smooth sounding as his skin, and he had a feeling he sold snake oil in the past.

"My son believes I've done something to my own daughter." Membrane replied with a snigger. "Dib always has had crazy notions in his head. Dib, this is Dr Nathan Dustin, he helped Gaz a lot during her time here and was her personal teacher.

He hated how his father glossed over things and made him out like he was crazy. What he wanted to do was now kick this new doctor because he just sounded creepy all of a sudden.

"Gaz is a beautiful young woman with a future already set for her." The doctor said.

"Dib, I've already welcomed, Nathan into the family."

Dib felt flushed. He felt like his breath was being pulled out of him as he fully examined his father. "Well he certainly spends more time with you than with his own son, doctor."

Outside in the car, Zim got something from the computer along with a snap shot of Gaz heading into a rental car place. "No other information?"

"No. She covered her tracks soon after that. It is like she never existed, but I doubt she will steal that car." The Computer replied.

Zim knew she wouldn't. She was many things, but he had a feeling she would just dump it at one of the other sites before heading elsewhere. Zim sighed heavily as he looked at the time. It was already 15 minutes. Putting his stuff away, he saw Dib coming back out unhappily. He didn't say a word until well after he drove off and headed back to his house.

In the driveway, Dib parked his car, and stared at the house before him. Sighing, he placed his forehead against his steering wheel to grip it. "Everything is so fucked up, Zim."

He agreed there. "She left my base at 2:15 am. I had to computer see if he can locate her on any camera and she was seen at the airport renting a car. After that... Gone."

"Why was she at your base, Zim?"

"I think that is besides the point, Dib." He felt his glare on him as he gave in. "I took her there because she was afraid. She was crying. They came here after her so I took her to the safest place where I can protect her."

Dib had a feeling something more occurred, but really didn't want to get into it. "My dad acted like there was nothing wrong. Like he did nothing wrong. It was sick, Zim. Then this guy came in and I got this creepy feeling from him." Sneering, Dib made his hands look like some sort of claws as he spoke. "This guy tutored her. My dad has welcomed him into the family. The way my dad said it, just made me almost collapse." Grabbing Zim's arm suddenly, he looked possessed. "There is an agreement for her to marry this guy. I know Gaz wouldn't agree to that at all. What the hell is going on here? There is more than what she told you."

Fighting the urge not to run his claws into the car seat, Zim narrowed his eyes while his antenna's lowered as he growled. That is his demoness, and no one has a right to her, but him.