ZIM AT CLASS!

Zim was humming to himself all day at Ms. Bitter's class. He would raise his hand and ask his silly questions or he would doodle into his purple journal. He taps the pencil on his lips as he thought of new things and ideas to jot down. Zim seemed really smiley today. Zim just did not know why... Dib looked over at Zim and wondered what got into the little green maniac! After this morning, he should be scowling or dreading the wrath of Gaz! If she ever got her hands on Zim! Zim should be sweating to the fact that lunch was going to happen and so was his impending doom. Dib almost felt sorry for Zim... almost.

Zim looked over to see Dib staring at him with what appeared to be of some sort of pity look. Zim cocked his head to the side at Dib. Zim waved his hand, "what?" Zim mouthed at Dib. Dib just shook his head in pity and returned to his book. Zim gave him a sidelong look at the Dib human. "What is that about?" Zim thought, "It couldn't be about the rocket thing this morning... it was not a success. I mean come on! Gaz is still alive! ... Uh, I think. She knew that I, ZIM her master had everything in control the whole time." Zim was sure that Gaz was not going to make it into a big deal.

Zim smacked his lips... he did have a strange taste in his mouth. He kept smacking his mouth, trying to figure out what the taste was... it was... it was... what was it? Licking the inside of his mouth. It tingled when he tried to figure out what it was... what was it? Breakfast? No, he brushed his teeth afterwards. The toothpaste? No... Not really. It tasted somewhat familiar, yet completely different. Now this was going to bug him all day about this. He felt a lot better right after he gained consciousness... did he crash? Did they both crash? Where was Gaz? She did survive right? Zim shrugged but he kept licking the inside of his mouth. It tasted... not bad... not bad at all. He got bored with Miss Bitters ranting and fell into daydreaming...

INSERT ZIM DAY DREAM SEQUENCE, INITIATING NOW

"Oh great master Zim I think that was a good idea! I am honored that I was a witness to it, let alone be a part of it." Gaz had her hands clasped to her face blushing. Zim stood proudly in front with his chest puffed out at her... then Dib smacked Zim on the back of his head... "Ok, I understand that this is just a daydream... but seriously do you think that she will really act that way! Can you really think that?" Zim rubbed that back of his head and scowled at Dib! He looked straight faced at Dib "Yes, yes I do." Dib crossed his arms and asked again more sternly, "really?" Zim then raised his chin in self-assurance but the more Dib looked closely at Zim, did then he started to sweat a bit. Zim broke down and he turned to see Gaz... Hoping to see her with hearts floating around and that look of total worship in her eyes... instead of that... stood before him, Gaz, eyes flaming red! Skulls dancing around her in flames! Pink flaming demon wings spread from her back, and horns crowning her head! "HHHHIIIISSSSSS!" Zim screamed as Gaz reached out to him with her flaming claws!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH" Zim screamed aloud in class. "Now he realizes his doom" Dib smirked at Zim's demise. Zim ran to Dib! Zim screamed at Dib taking a hold of his collar and shaking him, "Dib, your demon sister is going to DOOM Zim! Me!" "Well, well, well, Zim, the last horse finally made it around the track! Well, all I can say is that... whose going to get your stuff after the funeral." Zim scowled at Dib! He released Dib, "I don't fear your sister's wrath! And besides, if there is going to be a demise it will be this pitiful planet!" Dib nodded his head, "yeah, whatever Zim. So what are you going to do about it? Tell her you are sorry? Maybe she will make it quick if you tell her that." "Ha, ha DIB STINK! Zim is never sorry! But, what will ease her wrath do you think?" Dib cocked his eye then he peered closely at Zim. After a moment Dib spoke, "your beaten corpse." Zim looked wide eye at Dib!

THE LUNCH BELL RANG!

GAZ AT CLASS!

Gaz kept looking up to see the clock. She wanted to be in a bad mood, but she kept humming to herself as she wrote notes and did some school work. She was almost in a light mood. She was not smiling all stupid. However, everything seemed tolerable. She swung her legs and when she drew in her notebook, she kept writing and doodling things on how she was going to doom Zim! "Hmmm" she thought as she placed the tip of her pencil to her lips. She felt something in her mouth tingle. She tried to block it, but it coming back.

The flash of memory as she is rocketing in the sky. She tried to clear her head, but it kept coming back like an old song. Their lips pressing together. Feeling that strange feeling as she had felt his arms tighten around her. Her body pressing to his as they were falling from the sky. He felt really, really strong when he clung to her like that. His mouth engulfing hers. His lips pressing and moving against hers. His eyes were like flaming rubies. She felt everything in the both of them explode. The rocket from Zim's pack flamed like the tail of a mighty comet. He drank in her kiss like water in the desert. She never knew that he was so, so (sigh)... GOD what was she thinking! She clasped her hands over lips. They still tingled from his kiss. "Who knew he was such a good kisser?" she thought, "I can still taste that kiss!" she closed her eyes trying to clear her head. Thoughts of that kiss intrude and teased her mind. She will deny the pleasure she felt. Yet she failed... "What if Zim remembers the kiss? What will happen? What will he do? What would I do?" Gaz then started to imagine what it would be like...

GAZ CAN JUST IMAGINE...

Gaz strolls down the hall. It is dark and sinister looking. A shadow zips across the hall behind her. She turns to see what it would be... but all she sees is the dark hall behind her. She peers into the shadows and sees nothing. She turns back and keeps walking on, yet she is uneasy. Something stirs from the shadows; she turns back and calls out to the darkness, "hello? Dib? Anyone out there? (takes a deep uneasy breath)...Zim?" she then gets very quite. She tries to listen for any answer but is there is only darkness. She walks on, hurrying her steps. She spots something moves from the corner of her eye. She turns back and gives a defensive stance! She was not going to move until whatever was out there showed itself. As if reading her thoughts, she sees something emerge from the darkness. Clasped in dark gothic clothing and black steel pointed boots with a kilt... kilt? Why a gothic kilt? Its face hidden in the shadows. Moving her hands in another defensive maneuver slowly. She felt a strong chi emitting from the shadow man. He smiles, his zipper teeth flashing in the dark, as his incandescence ruby eyes greeted her. She lowers her hands and relaxes, "Zim? You startled me a minute... why are you being creepier than usual?" she asked. Zim walked up a few steps up and then he holds his hand out to her, "oh, Gaz you seem so alone, why not walk with Zim, for Zim will take very good care of you." she stepped back, "no thanks Zim..." "It is dangerous out here Gaz... I know a short cut. Trust me..." she shook her head. In addition, without turning her back to Zim her pace backwards until she felt the exit. She opens it and runs out. She runs into the night.

It started to rain! She holds her hand out to catch the drops. This was a bad sign. Lightning flashes. She looks around to seek cover. Ahead she spots an old church with a high towering steeple. She runs to the doors of the church, and enters. She feels a relief. She leans back to the door to listen outside; she hears the hush of falling rain. She sees that there is a mass going on. An Old Catholic church had its lights dimmed and lit candles all around. The mass of worshippers had heads bent down in prayer. The priest at the altar, had his eyes closed raising his hand to give a blessing. She did not want to disturb the mass and she goes to the side. As Gaz wonders a bit. She spots that the confessional is empty. She enters to rest a bit and to inspect her books to see if it got soaked in the rain. Gaz leans her head back and sighs in relief.

Gaz hears someone enter, and quickly apologize, "sorry father, I didn't come in for confession, I just came in to seek shelter from the storm. I didn't mean to disturb you." "Oh no, my child, it is alright. Are you sure that there is nothing that you would like to talk about?" Gaz smiled her thanks at the kindness of the old priest's voice and shook her head, "thank you father, but there is nothing I have." "Well, if you like you can go to the steeple tower, it has this small private room where we priest meditate. There I like to see the view from up there as I take my coffee breaks. There should be some hot coffee up there." "Really? Why thank you father." Gaz bowed her head in gratitude. "We are a church little one, it is what we do, shelter the lost." Gaz smiled as she walked out of the confessional.

Red glowing eyes flashed from behind the screen of the confessional.

Gaz walked along the side corridor, Gaz opened the door that had the sign, "steeple tower" and enters. Climbing up the steps, she felt there is something pulling her up faster and faster. The steps spiral upwards to a dark sky upwards. As she climbs. She peers down the side railing to see, in the short time, she had climbed a long ways up. Gaz reached the top. The only lights inside were lit candles in a little alter. The small colorful candles were at the feet of the Virgin Mary. Worshippers that light a candle for prayer. The alters candlelights danced across the wall, giving it a warm ambiance. She hears a hallow sound from the large bells that hung over head. Gaz understood what the priest meant. It was a beautiful sight. The storm was majestic from the churches high steeple. Rolling storm clouds and flashes of lightning lit up the small room. She watched as the storm clouds rolled about the dark sky. Lightning zigzag across the clouds, licking at the ground. She turns her head to hear a chorus from below being song. Every few moments they are drowned out by the thunder. She smiles at the storm.

As Gaz looks out the French windows. Gaz shivered uneasy as she feels that she was being watched. She turns to the shadows, "hello? Hello? Is someone there?... father?" Gaz picks up a candle from the little alter, the Virgin Mary giving her comforting smile. Gaz walks to where she sensed the presence. As the wary girl approaches, she is greeted to her surprise by a pair of ruby eyes. She steps back. She narrows her eyes and scowls. Enough of this! "Zim! Stop playing! You're being creepy!" "I am creepy... yes?" he responded in the dark. Zim Emerge from the shadows. She gazes at the reflection of the lit candles in his eyes. She backs away a bit. His zipper smiles shine in the dark as he sees that he intimidates her. He steps out of the shadows. His clothes dripping wet. A large thunder drowns out all sound. She looks to the Virgin Mary, and the candles flicker in warning. She backs away from Zim as he comes closer. He reaches out to her. She slaps his face sharply. He turns his face. She stands up to him defiantly. A smile spread to his face, in a maniacally way. Gaz warns Zim, "stay back Zim! Don't you come any closer if you want to know what's good for you." "Why, little Gaz, your what's good for me, as I am very bad for you! I want to taste the power, I want to taste you!" with that Zim in a flash had reached out and pulled Gaz up to him.

Trapped in his embrace, Gaz tries to escape and struggles against his embrace. Zim grips her in his python hold. Tightening with each repulse. She turns her face from him. He runs his claw through her hair and whispers in her ear, lips brushing her lobe, "give me the KISS, GAZ... I know you want to... give in. I will not quite, as you are mine... your mine... mine," he hissed in her ear. Gaz shook her head. Keeping her lips tight. She is trying to rebuff him, but more frightening than that... she is trying to fight the temptation within herself. He clasps the back of her head and looks into her exquisite eyes. She looks right into his ruby orbs and they are both lost in some enchantment... he brushes his lips to hers. Kissing her softly on her lips. She licks her lips and tastes him. She leans in as they kiss deeply. Feeling the power and the euphoria. She deepens into his kiss. His eyes widen in surprise by her hunger in his kiss, he closes his eyes as the force over takes them. They are witnessed by the storm that thunders violently and the little alter of the blessed virgin. Gusts of wind blows out the candles of the little alter. They are alone in the dark and the only light that is lit is the one emitting from their auras. She feels his hand rake her softly down her back awhile the other press her to him... she grabs his feeler and pulls him to her as her other arm is constraint by his tightening grasp. They kiss deeper and ablaze. He drags his mouth from hers as he starts kissing along her jaw line. He sucks and bites on the nape of her neck. She looks on at the storm out side. She sighs in pleasure. He returns his mouth to hers and kisses her over again as the sparks fly around them! She trembles under his touch. He carries her up never breaking from her kiss, sets her down on her back with him on top of her on the foot of the alter... all of a sudden a large clap of lightning hits outside their window...CRASH! GAZ!

"GAZ!" the teacher calls out to her. Gaz raised her head from her desk, bewildered at her surroundings. She had been dreaming! In class? She did not even think she fell asleep! It felt so real! She looked about her. She was still in class. What was she even thinking about? Gaz and Zim in a church? A church? It is so wrong! Yet, Gothic like... and romanticistic. WHAT? She pressed her hand to her forehead. She felt hot and flushed. The teacher approached her. He peered at her concerned. "GAZ? You are soaked! Are you feeling alright?" he saw her flushed face, "oh my! You have a fever! You need to go to the nurse." Gaz shook her head. She did not feel sick, or at least she did not think so. She wiped her forehead... it was soaked, as was her hair. The teacher wrote a note and handed it to her, "go to the nurses Gaz. Here..." she took the note reluctantly. She got up and feeling a little Shaky, she gathered her books and took her messenger bag. She walked out giving one more glance at her journal... their was a picture of a storm and a church with a high steeple. She hugged it to her chest. The teacher's assistant escorted her to the nurse's office.

AT MISS BITTERS CLASS...

"DIB, I have to inform you that your little sister Gaz has been taken to the nurse's office... you need to go in case you have to take her home." Miss Bitters informed Dib. Dib stood straightaway at the message and nodded. He gathered up quickly, his books. Zim at hearing that Gaz was sick jumped up at his seat! She was sick. Was it catchy? No... It must have been from earlier... oh no! He did hurt her! Zim tried not to feel or care but something really bothered him. Zim was curious... that was all. Just curious... as Dib hooked his pack on his shoulders, he gave an accusing glare at Zim. Zim looked bewildered at Dib. Dib without saying another word, left.

Zim looked down at his books. He tried to concentrate on his work. He did not care! So what? So? Zim did not intend to hurt Gaz; you cannot make a master plan for world domination without breaking a few bones! Zim tried to concentrate on his school work... the clock auditory sensation felt louder with each passing, tick tock tick tock... Zim looked up at the clock. He closed his eyes and tried to turn his thoughts to something else... GIR! What was he doing? Minimoose was just watching TV again...

Gaz? She was dying in the nurse's office... Dib holding her weak hand as she is taking her final breath...

Zim scratched hard at his head! Think of something else...

"Gaz? Who did this to you?" the nurse asks the frail thing. Gaz turns her head to the window and sighs. She shook her head weakly. Dib leaps up and points right at "ZIM! HE DID IT! HE IS THE MURDERER!" People pointing right at him surround Zim! "You killed a defenseless little girl! COWARD! MURDERER! ALIEN! MONSTER! MONSTER!" Zim runs at Gaz's bedside and pleads with Gaz, "it wasn't my fault Gaz! I swear I did not mean it! What happened Gaz?!?! What happened? Tell Zim! Was it a crash! Zim will fix his mistakes! Zim will fix you!" Zim then quickly but carefully lifts Gaz from her deathbed. Gaz clings weakly at Zim. He turns around to see people with pitchforks and torches surrounding him. "THE MONSTER IS TRYING TO KIDNAP THE GIRL! GET HIM!" Zim looks around in a panic. He is soon surrounded by the mob led by Dib! He screams...

"NNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!! ZIM IS NOT A MONSTER!" Zim screams out in a panic from his desk. Miss Bitters screams at Zim "Zim stop you're screaming! Again!" Zim looks around and realizes he just imagined the whole thing! Miss Bitters shook her head in pity, "in this rate Zim you will be stuck in remedial class forever!" Zim gathers his stuff quickly and runs out the class. Miss Bitters calls after him, "the lunch bell hasn't ringed yet..." "RIIIIIIIIING!" The lunch bell rang. "Grrrrr, never mind" Miss Bitter grumbled.

Zim ran out as he plans to ditch this school before the mob gets him first! Never mind the truancy officers or the laser headed weasels! Zim passes the nurses office. He looks back, and screeched to a halt.

He will just check in... Just in case, if she was all right... if not then he... he will just get rid of her body! That is it! He will hide her body! No one will find out... yeah... Zim thought what would he do to her body? Moreover, what if she is not dead yet? Well, then he figured he will just take her anyway and hide her out until he could of think of another plan! He smiled at his own evil plan! Who said he wasn't evil? Huh? Hiding defenseless girls in his lair like a... monster. He frowned at that thought. The nurse walked by and he leapt around the corner and pressed his back to the wall. He hid until the nurse passed. Zim snuck up to the door of the nurse's office and peered in. a screen blocked the view of the bed. From the shade, he sees a figure sitting up in bed. By the scythe on his head, it was the dib human! "Grrrr!" He growled at that pesky human filth! Then a second silhouette sits up in bed, it was Gaz. Sitting in the same bed as that Dib human! Dib places his hand on her forehead. Zim shrinks back. The siblings were alone in a room, both on a bed. It bothered Zim a lot inside. Zim wanted to rush in but he kept his distance. Zim knew Gaz was all right, something in his squiggly spooch told him. Anyway, it looked like Dib was watching after her... he felt something inside twist. He shrunk away... the two silhouettes looked like they were having... a cozy moment.

Zim had lost this battle... Zim lowered his head and walks away quietly.

"I'll be okay Dib. It was just the teacher. He just didn't want to take a chance in being sued so he sent me here." Gaz shook her head as Dib pressed his hand to her forehead. "Stop trying to play nurse! I am not ill!" "Well after this morning why take a chance?" Dib asked as he lowered his hand and rested it on the mattress. She sighed rolling her eyes. She did not want to say anymore. "You are willing to go through so much just for that belt?" Dib asked. She gave him a look that said that he just asked a very stupid question. "FINE! Your ok! That's all that matters!" Dib said exasperated! Then dib tilted his head to the side and asked, "So I take it that Zim will be meeting some form of impending doom?" Dib then picked at the sheets, "It seemed he almost wet his pants once it hit him that you might make him pay..." Gaz smirked at that thought, "he did, did he? Hmmmmm..." then she shook her head, the dream of the intimidating tall dark gothic alien in the church slowly fading away to the reality of the silly little alien that was trembling at the thought of her wrath. "Nah, cant. He has sanctuary for now; until this is over... then we will see." Gaz looked sideway at Dib. Dib frowned disappointment, he could not believe Zim's luck! "Still" Gaz said interrupting Dib's thoughts "doesn't mean we can't stew him a little." Dib grin. "Lets go Gaz. its lunch time."

LUNCHTIME!

Zim was stabbing his plate with his fork. It screeched and cried out as he did so. Zim tried to keep his thoughts clear. The image of Gaz and Dib sitting the bed... he gave the plate of food another sharp jab!

Two shadows loomed up behind Zim. A voice behind him asked, "Enjoying your lunch?"

Zim whipped around and saw no one. Sensing for anything around, but no one was there. He turned back to his food. As he looked, up and saw the Membrane siblings sitting in front of him. He gave a startled cry! "AAAHHHH" "be quite!" Gaz in a flash pressed her hand over his mouth firmly and was behind him in an arm interlock! Dib clasp the table as he stood from his seat, "Zim, prepare to meet your doom in which no one has ever witnessed before!" Gaz loom closer to Zim giving a low dangerous growl. "MMMMPH!" Zim protested in fear! Dib's glasses reflected the brilliance of the light, hiding his eyes as he spoke in an ominous voice, "Any last words?" "MMMPH! NNNNT MMMPH MMMMMFFFFFLT!" Zim protested as Gaz pressed her hands to his lips. He felt Gaz firm her grip on him as she pressed her body against his. Zim felt dizzy and warm as he felt every curve of her body pressing against him! He was being tortured between fears and... And... This was too much!

"No?... Too bad..." Dib then nodded to Gaz. Zim's eyes widened! What was she going to do!?! She cannot doom him! Unless her wrath was that bad!!! Zim squeezed his eyes shut! Think Zim think!

He moved his hand and it brushed her body, Gaz had his arms locked behind him with one hand while with the other she had over his mouth. There was nothing she could do to stop his fingers from moving. He relaxed his eyes as he kept brushing his fingers, tracing it around her chest. He felt his body shiver... Gaz also quiver as she round-eyed at his hands brushing her chest. She froze. Zim kept tracing her chest then he paused right on her breast. He squeezed her breast! Zim felt something in him turn and dizzy his mind. He clasped firmly around her small breast. She pushed him off and gasped! Did Zim just cup a feel on her! Zim finally being released looked at Gaz, turned and fled out the cafeteria! She crossed her arms over her chest protectively, blushing red! "What happened? Did he bite you?" Dib asked concerned. Gaz shook her head, "this was stupid... I'm out of here." she walked away, with her arms still crossed over her chest. Dib scratched his chin, something was going on... Gaz was maybe nervous, but maybe it was Zim. He had a lot to figure out, but he got up and headed to class. He now had to put that aside. Dib had to get ready for the trip, and about the designs on Tak's ship. He looked skyward. More than anything, he wished that Tak were here.

Zim skipped down his hall, leaping in triumph! He escaped the Gaz's evil clutches! HA! Try to challenge Zim would she? Ha! He saw the football banner hanging across the hall and he leaped up and slapped it! Take that Gaz! She now realized why he was the MASTER! MASTER ZIM! He looked at his claws. He could not believe that worked! He did not really plan it but it was fun! The look in her eyes as he... whoa... did he just feel Gaz's weakness... well not her weakness but her... sigh...her breast? Her chest had two soft breasts he just had to touch... to escape that is all! Not like, he did enjoy their softness... or relish the firm round perky things in his claws as she pressed her body to his. Her breath to the side of his face. Her purring/growl emitting from her smooth throat... the sensations he got as he brushed his fingers against her body and from his firm hold of her... STOP THINKING! He rubbed his temples!...he remembered her hand on his lips. It almost tasted like the taste he had in his mouth this morning. He was wondered on until someone opened a door and he walked straight into it! BAM! "Sorry there sonny!" said the janitor. Zim got up shook his fist at the janitor but all the old fellow did was just walk away. He proceeded to class until he froze! Zim realize that he had remedial and detention with GAZ! Zim slapped his hand to his forehead! He was not out of the woods yet!

REMEDIAL CLASS! DUN- DUN- DUMMMMMM!

Gaz walked in the remedial class. She barely noted the empty desk behind her as she took her seat. She placed her books on the desk. Gaz folded her hands calmly as she paid attention to the teacher's roll call. The desk behind her shook a bit. Then the horizontal surface of the desk opened a little bit. An alien periscope came out and turned around. It spotted Gaz and dived back down. Gaz did not turn back or gave any indication to what was happening behind her. The teacher called out, "Gaz?" Gaz raised her hand. "Zim?" the teacher called. The desk opened up and a little black gloved hand came out and waved. The arm went back into the desk. "You'll have to come out of there sometime." Gaz said as she started on her schoolwork. The desk behind her shivered. Zim protested within his desk, "HA GAZ! Zim is not intimidated by your intimidation tactics!" Zim began to feel a little bolder.

Zim began smacking his lips loudly, "ooooh, this has been bugging me all day!" Gaz rolled her eyes. It seemed despite her being mad at Zim, that it did not stop Zim from bothering her from inside his desk. Zim still spoke as if everything was just honky dory with her! She chose to ignore him until he came out of his desk, then she will see what will happen. "Grrr, where did this come from?" Zim said frustrated. Gaz shrugged him off. He was being stupid today! "I have had this taste ever since I regained consciousness today!" Zim grumbled. Gaz paused in her writing. Her pen pressing her paper. "Its (smack) (smack) taste not bad... sort of... (Smack)(Smack) minty and mmmm (licking inside of mouth) and some sort of grape... and something I cant place...oooh it's tingly! Mmmmm... What did I have this morning?" Gaz's pen dragged across her paper. She had brushed her teeth with her grape minty toothpaste that morning! "Do you remember what happened this morning?" she asked cautiously. "Yes... and the last thing I really remember is that some pink...uh... I mean the bike going out of control! Your horrible Sla... uh, I mean that I tried my rocket but they were not enough power...then we hit the atmosphere... ummmm...there was a plane!" Zim thought hard to try to remember. "Everything else is just blurry..."... Gaz asked, "Are you sure? Nothing else?" Zim thought for a minute. He wanted to recall but it seemed just out of reach. He had flashes of images but he did not know what was what. "...no Gaz... did we crash?" Zim actually asked in a small voice. Gaz sighed in relief. "Yes Zim, we crashed... but we came out of it ok." "Did you go to the nurse's office because of me?" Zim asked. Gaz look behind her at the desk where Zim was hiding. She looked at the desk for a long moment. Zim just waited. Gaz got up from her seat. She went to Zim's desk, and opened the top side. Zim peered up at Gaz expecting her to strike down on him. She just gaze into his blue contacts eyes...

"Behind blue eyes" plays softly from someone's headphones in the background.

"Come on out Zim." Zim slowly emerged from his desk. Gaz sat back to her desk. She returns to her writing. Zim waited for a minute for her to strike him down with doom... after a minute passed he sighed and leaned back his chair in relief. Gaz turns around to Zim and motions for Zim to come closer to her. Zim perks up and leans forward as it seems she was about to tell him a secret. SLAP! She slapped him sharply on the cheek! "That's for playing dirty at lunch!" Zim holds his cheek as it stung! "Owe...stingy!" Zim knew he deserved that one! If he had done the same to any irken female, then he would have gotten the same response! Figured that Gaz was no different! She turned back. Zim pouted and huffed at being slapped. The realization came to him, which their little feud was over! Zim felt a lot better. He tested this out by kicking her chair legs. She responded as usual by stomping on his toes!

DETENTION!

Zim stared straight ahead angrily as Dib and Gaz was around his desk! "Zim pay attention carefully! The only reason I haven't called you out as an alien is because this is really important to Gaz!" Zim just stared straight ahead, seeing passed Dib with his little alien arms crossed. "You need to be on your best most NORMAL behavior ever ZIM! Not like this morning! NORMAL ZIM! BE NORMAL FOR JUST THIS ONCE! Actually appear not like ZIM but normal!" Zim was getting real annoyed by Dib's voice. Gaz looked over at Dib then at Zim. She had an unsure look to her face. Dib slapped his hands on Zim's desk. "Are you even listening?" Gaz placed her hands on one of Dib's, "keep it down DIB!" she looked over to where the teacher snorted and coughed as he almost woke from his nap. Dib looked over to the teacher and placed his other hand on his sisters, "ok, ok..." he turned back to Zim, "Zim? Did you hear what I said?" Zim seeing that Dib had placed his hand on Gaz's felt something boil in his gut! "I don't need you to talk to me like that DIB SMELLY! I will be the most normal of normals! GAZ's parental unit will be in awe in my most superior normal Zim ever!" Dib looked at Zim as if he could not believe how stupid that sounded! Dib looked up at the heavens throwing his hands in the air! Gaz was doomed!

Gaz took her seat and placed her hands on her book. She felt so unsure about tonight. She took some calming breaths. Dib grabbed at Zim's collar, "you need to go straight home Zim! My dads a scientist! Therefore, he will know if something is amiss! Don't screw it up!" Zim felt like tearing Dibs arms off! He looked Dib right at his eye and growled out, "take your hands off me Dib! Your voice is annoying to Zim!" Zim then pulled Dibs hands off his collar! "Dib get out! He got the message! Go!" Dib nodded to Gaz and gave Zim another warning look.

Gaz turned to Zim. He gave her a defensive look! Was she going to tell him the same patronizing thing! Do not be a screw up! I will doom you. He was expecting anything from Gaz... Except what she said in a small voice, "domo, Zim"

Did Zim hear right? "Thank you?" he thought. Gaz turned back to her desk.

She had thanked him! Gaz had thanked him before tonight. She must know he will not screw it up! She knew that the great invader Zim would not let this mission down! He smiled his zipper teeth grin at Gaz!

Gaz knew that Zim did not have to agree to take her in. he could have said no from day one. Even if it was not a success, she had learned from her sensei that she had to take responsibility for her action! She started this. If Zim screwed it up... well, then... she took the chance. She could tell that Zim was insulted that he was being reprimanded like a child! Dib forgot etiquette sometimes. She was in Zim's dept, despite endangering her life; he had also saved her life! In addition, in turn... he was letting her stay with him for two weeks! Therefore, she gave him her thanks. She felt a tickling on the back of her neck. It was Zim trying to annoy her again. She waited for the perfect moment and then slapped his hand hard! "OOOH stingy! Hssssst!" he sucks in the air through his teeth.

ZIM'S ABODE!

Zim had his soldiers lined up for inspection! He marched up to GIR and GIR saluted as Zim looked up and down GIR then he zipped up his doggy suit. He brushed off some lint from GIR shoulder "GIR! What are we to answer the Professor when he asks you who you are?" GIR thought for moment then responded, "Bark! Woof!" Zim nodded his approval. He then moved up to his parental robots! He checked every nook and cranny on them. He straightened the father's tie, and he patted down a loose hair on the mother's head and tightened a loose bolt on her elbow. He still did not trust them as they had got him into this mess in the first place. "Robo- parents! What are your orders?" They saluted at the same time as they answered in unison! "To be normal! No compromising this mission! No mistakes will be tolerated! We are two parents that are more than happy to care for the Gaz child! We are normal!" He moved to the next soldier in his line up that was minimoose, he adjusted the string that was tied to his nubby leg, "MINIMOOSE! What are you to do in case of an emergency if GIR does not respond well to the orders as followed?" "SQUEAK!" "And in case the parental unit fails their orders?" "SQUEAK!" "Or if the professor realize I am an alien and tries to compromise our cover as quoted in AR-DA PARAGRAPH TWENTY?" "SQUEAK!" "Oh my bad, paragraph twenty one." "SQUEAK!" "Yes, perfect MINIMOOSE! Now with your clever disguise as a balloon no one will be the wiser in your surveillance!" Zim inspected his home carefully. He studied every nook and cranny. This was going perfectly! Zim then checked himself in the mirror, "COMPUTER? Run a system check one more time and make sure there are no malfunctions." "YES MASTER!" the computer answered, he ran the systems check and bleeped on screen a schematics of the home system, "there is a slight glitch on the containment unit on the monkey robot weasel experiments... glitch is repairable." "Make it so!" Zim ordered. Zim set out some cookies and punch. He then stood back admiring his work. Everything was in order and perfect! Like Zim!

DING DONG! IT IS THE PROFESSOR MEMBRANE!

Zim heard the bell. Zim gave a look back to his crew. They all gave him thumbs up! He straightened his shirt and patted at his wig! He took a few calming breaths and approached the door. Zim touched the doorknob, but not before he once more gave a good look back. Zim felt uneasy... like there was a bomb ready to set off. "Don't fear. Fear is the mind killer, fear is the little death. I will not fear for fear is the mind killer..." Zim chanted to himself then he took a deep breath, well, here goes nothing!" He swung open his door and opens his arm in greeting, "Greetings Gaz parental unit! Welcome to Zim's great and very normal abode!" Zim gave his widest zipper teeth smile! Professor Membrane bowed in greeting at his host, "hello there young man! It is always nice to meet Gaz's young friend!" as he entered, he took a quick look around, "interesting decoration, I always appreciate a creative mind!" Gaz walked in carrying her weekend luggage and Dib followed with his hands in his pockets eyeing the home as he entered. His usual greeting into the abode mostly consisted of lasers and metallic tentacles tackling him and shooting at him. Gaz walked in cautious of her every step. She felt tense. She was just waiting for everything to just go crazy any moment. Professor Membrane strolled in looking about. He hummed and peered at everything with his scientific eye. Zim cleared his throat as he introduced his parents, "these are my mom and dad, and I love them with all my heart." Zim waved at them, his robo parents bowed at the professor. Zim smiled widely! "Yessss!" he said to himself! "Hello... bzzzt... professor, it is nice to meet...bzzt... with you!" the robo-mom then held up a tray of cookies, "cookies? Their good and normal!" the professor gracefully accepted. The robo-dad looked at Dib. Dib gave him a scowled look. "What a smart looking young fellow! I see that you take a lot after your dad!" the robo-dad ruffled Dibs hair. Dib responded through clenched teeth, "thank you sir." Dib was biting his tongue to call Zim out. He glanced at Gaz as she gave him a warning look. The robo-mom pinched at Gaz's cheeks! "OH, WHAT A DELICIOUS LOOKING LITTLE GIRL! Zim is always talking about her..., watching her..., and talking about her... and writes about her... takes pictures about her! Talks to himself about her... but I can see why he likes her" Zim choked on his punch as he gagged, he waved his hand out to get the professor's attention from his stupid robo-mom! "Uh, uh, look at my dog! See he does tricks!" GIR looked around and shrugged. Zim elbowed GIR and whispered to GIR, "your the dog remember?" then he spoke out loud, "GIR, speak like a dog! Speak dog monster! I command you!" GIR looked about and then he opened his mouth, "bark! Arf! Burp!" the professor scratched his chin, "that's interesting." the professor then turned to Zim. "It is really nice that you and Gaz are friends. She is really prodigious and it seemed that only a few people are privileged to get to know her. She is really particular on friends." Gaz looked away shyly. Zim looked right at Gaz's direction and he said something that just slipped out without conscious thought, "Yes, she very is." Zim then snapped up in a smiling greeting, "Well let's meet my balloon!" the professor raised his brow as Zim handed him a moose balloon. "Here Gaz, this is from your friend. Isn't it cute?" the professor handed Gaz the balloon and she looked up at it. It was MINIMOOSE. She tugged at the string. She started to relax and felt more at ease. Dib was waiting for things to go all wrong. Part of him was just hoping so he can call Zim out as an alien, but as he saw Gaz tugging at the moosey balloon, he knew he did not have the heart to ruin this for her.

The evening was going along great! The professor looked at his watch. "Well we have to be parting soon! We have a plane to catch! It seems here that Gaz will be in very good hands!" Zim was so relieved! Everything was going great! It happened! GIR did not screw it up and everything was in working order! Gaz also looked as relaxed as she sipped the punch. Dib was miserable, as he had to tolerate Zim's superior hosting! Everything was starting to look up! This was a mark of just the beginning! Soon he would have this miserable planet on its knees! The robo-parents were nodding in agreement; "sorry you have to leave so soon, sir" the robo- dad shook the professor's hand. The robo- mom got up and pinched Dib's cheeks. He scowled, "what a handsome angry little boy you are! You'll make some girl very lucky some day!...bzzzzzt...if she can tolerate your big head!" he grinded his teeth, "thank you 'mam!" Dib was actually glad to be leaving! He just could not stand this! As the professor walked to the door, "thank goodness, that you're such supportive parents. But I need to ask, how is it that you support your young son's obvious brilliant scientific mind?" everyone looked at each other in shock! Did the Professor say that Zim had a brilliant scientific mind! "I had noticed that when I mention certain equations that he keeps up with the conversation quite well! It is a sign that you have a prodigy here." the robo-parents ears sparked, and GIR tilted his head to the side. There was an intermission in the air.

As if on cue! Red lights flashed above! "ALERT! ALERT! DEMON MONKEY WEASELS HAVE ESCAPED INTO THE SYSTEM! SYSTEM MALFUNCTION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION! AAAAAAAHHHHHHH! THEY TICKLE!" all sorts of devices came out of the walls dancing about! Rock music blasted in the system as flying monkey weasels leaped out of the walls screaming and attacking Minimoose! Minimoose started blasting the weasels with the lasers from his eyes. GIR was screaming in joy, "WWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHOOOOOOOO!!! SCARY MONKEYS! SCARY MONKEYS! TAKE ME TO THE MONGOOSE!" GIR ran around in circles! "It is such...bzzzt... a nice evening...bzzzzt... isn't it?" robo-mom said to the robo-dad. The robo-dad put his arm around his robo-wife and sighed, "They grow up so fast, and you know what? We didn't screw it up this evening!" his other arm sparked and popped and it blasted off. The professor looked about at all the activity. Dib was gaping in shock as he saw all kinds of wild things go crazy. Gaz hid her face in her hands. With all the chaos, there was Zim in the middle of it, actually very pissed but not surprised; he had a much-leveled look in his eyes..."of course..." Zim said as a mad weasel monkey landed at the side of his head screeching!