Well, a Tale of Two Stans had finally been aired. So amazing! And to top it all off, even Invader Zim have returned! There is now a graphic novel series available! I swear I am not making that up!
Chapter 8: They're Quite a Pair-O
"Well, that's everyone." Dipper said as they just cured the Pool Guard that was about to buy a ring to the pool.
"Where am I?" The Pool Guard looked around and saw the ring in his hand. "Oh that's right." He walked away, making the children feel even more awkward.
"O.K….. I think we need a break." said Dib.
"Wait a minute." Mabel turned Dib to her. "I'm serious when I said you need more hobbies. You can't be paranoid all your life. Take my brother for example."
"What?" Dipper glared at Mabel.
"When he's not looking through that old book, he usually doing kid fun with me! Or sweat a lot when he's talking to Wendy."
"I'm over her, remember."
Mabel poked his nose. "I know, but you will do that for your next crush."
Dib noticed his reflection in a window. "You're right, Mabel. I do need hobbies. I can't remember the last time I wasn't doing anything involving the paranormal or saving the Earth."
"And I got the perfect idea for you." Mabel said.
The kids went back to the Mystery Shack. "I say we …. Ooops, we forgot to cure Wendy."
Wendy was holding hands with the totem pole, speaking to Stan, GIR, and the Tallest. "You can't separate us! I've finally found the perfect boy who isn't selfish, manipulative, or hateful. We're happy."
Dipper walked by and sprayed the cure on her. Wendy looked around and noticed how she was holding onto the pole. "What happened?"
Grunkle Stan pointed at Wendy with confusion. "Love God's Potion." Dipper explained before he, Dib, and Mabel walked inside and entered the attic.
"Now where'd I put him?" Mabel dug around the room while tossing some Easter Eggs.
"Mabel, why do you have actual Easter Eggs?" asked Dipper.
"Because!" she cheered while tossing confetti into the air. She grinned at Dib and pulled something out. "Welcome to the wonderful world of Bear-O!"
"Heya." Mabel controlled her childhood puppet and faced the two boys. "Do you have any honey?"
"Ahhhhh!" Both boys screamed. "Mabel, not this! Anything but that!"
Dib jumped onto Dipper's head. "What is that abomination!?"
"He's my childhood puppet, Bear-O." Mabel explained. "I can't bear to see you afraid of him."
"Did someone say bear?" Mabel said in Bear-O's voice.
Dipper tossed Dib down. "Mabel, how many times do I have to tell you that thing is nightmare fuel?"
Mabel pondered. "What day is it?"
Then GIR came in. "I think he's adorable!"
"Horray! See, GIR's smart enough."
Dipper sighed. "We're getting off topic."
"Yeah." Dib said. "I need a hobby that I like."
"Not if I have anything to say about it!" Then Zim climbed through the window. "But first I must rub my story in your filthy face. So there I was and that bear. I was going to vaporize it, but then these evil humans whom call themselves Peeeetaaaaaaa protected the bear with their signs and shouting! So I started shooting these Peeetaaaaa humans, but they threw stuff at me like soda cans and food without meat! They were no match against ZIIIIIIM, so I OH GREAT PIG CLOUD! WHAT IS THAT HORRIFYING THING?!"
Zim yelled at the sight of Bear-O and jumped on Dipper's head. "Take him!" Zim pulled up Dipper's hair to show his birthmark. "His head has something on it!"
"Get off!" Dipper shook Zim off, covering his birthmark. "That's just Mabel's nightmarish puppet."
"Her puppet?" Zim gasped. "The Mabel Syrup human is capable of controlling demons? Teach me!"
"No, teach me!" Dib jumped in. "I won't allow Zim to become more powerful!"
Mabel looked at them and got an idea. "O.K., I'll be you two teachers at the arts of Bear-O."
Zim and Dib glared at each other. "Why both?"
"Because I said so. Duh." Mabel grinned. "Now let's begin!"
The group is now located in the diner where Lazy Susan was serving pancakes.
"Watch and learn." Mabel and Bear-O sat at the counter. "Hello, Susan. Wanna meet my childhood puppet?" Mabel shoved Bear-O in Susan's face. "Can I have pancakes with honey?"
Susan looked into the puppet's dead eyes and retreated under the counter for dear life.
"Now you." Mabel handed Bear-O to Zim.
"Fascinating." Zim sat on the counter and talked in his normal voice for Bear-O. "I am Bear-O! Give me your soul for Zim!"
Zim then met with a gruesome fate as Lazy Susan came back up with a baseball bat. "Die monster!" She swung the bat and instead hit Zim. She continued attacking the alien as Mabel slowly removed the puppet.
"Maybe we should try somewhere else."
Their next stop is at the ice cream pallor. After Mabel got an cone, she noticed Robbie getting some ice cream for Tambry.
"Alright, Dib. I want you to go to that couple and sing the Bear-O song." Mabel pushed Dib to Robbie as the others sit far away.
"Hi." Dib cleared his throat and made a deep voice. "I'm Bear-O and-" Dib cut himself upon looking at Robbie's slightly irritated, pale face. "A Zombie! Don't dare take another step you flesh eating undead vulture buffet!"
"And just like that, I prefer Dipper over this kid." Robbie handed Tambry the ice cream, picked Dib up by the jacket, and hung him on a nearby branch. Robbie snorted and turned away, but caught eyes with Bear-O. They gazed at each other for a while until Robbie builds up the courage and took Tambry away slowly.
"Well that didn't work." Mabel picked up the puppet. "Do you know what this means?"
Dipper sighed. "Try another-"
"More Bear-O!"
"And nothing says more Bear-O than entertaining small kids at the library!" Mabel was standing up with Zim and Dib as they were about to entertain the children.
The children shrieked in terror as Mabel took out Bear-O. "They're quite a pair. Mabel and Bear-O. Her unbearliveable bear!" Bear-O's arms fell out and all the children ran away screaming. The only one enjoying this and aware of the terror was Zim.
"Yes, scream all of you! Fear in terror!"
Dipper sighed. "Mabel, no one in this world will ever not pee themselves in fear from that thing!"
Then Mabel's ex crush Gabe walked by. "My, what a magnificent puppet …. Yet in the hands of a puppet slayer." Gabe eyed the puppet. "I believe he deserve a better partner."
Mabel looked at Dib and Zim. "Hey guys. Gabe here wants Bear-O. Wanna zap him?"
Zim drew out his zapper as Dib drew out nothing. "Step away from the beast I shall control!" Zim threatened as Dib looked at his empty hand.
Gabe walked away, sweating for dear life.
"I'm single!" shouted Candy who ran after him.
"Alright, this is getting nowhere." Said Dib, fed up with Bear-O
"Dib is right. How unusual." Zim said. "Tell me how to control Bear-O! Now!"
Mabel laughed. "He's just a puppet. Nothing supernatural. See?" Mabel moved Bear-O around. "I have no strings to hold me down."
Dib and Zim backed off, hopefully ready for what the bear might do.
"Well at least they have one thing in common." Dipper said, leaning on the wall. "Mabel, no one wants to play with Bear-O."
"BUT I DO!" Then GIR crashed through the building, holding a bucket of hot wings. "World Tour!" GIR grabbed Bear-O out from Mabel's hand and flew off.
"Hey, GIR give him back!" shouted Mabel as GIR flew out of site.
"VICTORY!" shouted Zim. "GIR had taken away Bear-O … GAAASP! GIR's too stupid to withstand Bear-O's powers. Now he'll be his puppet! I, Zim shall be the puppet master of the puppet!"
"No, I'll be the puppet master!" said Dib.
"No, me!"
"No, me!"
"ME!"
"ME!"
"MEEEEE!"
"QUITE YOU BRATS!" shouted the librarian who then threw all four of them out of the building.
"Well that was a waste of time." Dipper stood up, brushing himself off. "I'm getting a soda."
Mabel grabbed Dipper's shoulder. "But what about Bear-O? GIR could be in China by now."
Dipper sighed from exhaustion. "Mabel, will you please …." Dipper looked at Dib and Zim still arguing and got an idea. "You know what? Why not let Dib and Zim get it back?"
"What?" They both asked.
"I'm sure Mabel here will teach both of you how to control Bear-O. Then you two can team up and punish that Vampire when we find him. Huh? And what if Bear-O takes over this world? He might try going after yours."
Dib and Zim looked at each other. "He's right. Fighting will get us nowhere."
"And we have teamed up before like how Tak tried taking my job." said Zim. "Alright. I'll team up with you, Dib. But remember this; it's for only to take down that Vampire. Once that's over and we go back home, we are sworn enemies again!"
"Deal!" Both Dib and Zim shook hands and ran off to a random direction.
"Dipper?" Mabel looked at her brother. "What was that for?"
"Just their new hobby and something else." Dipper folded his arms and smiled. "I figured that 'saving the world' will be the closest hobby to paranormal research, and I think this will do help Dib and Zim in another way."
"What's that?" Mabel asked filled with curiosity.
"Well you remember saying that Dib only true friend is Zim."
"But their enemies." said Mabel. "Frenemies!"
"Exactly. And to top it all off, remember what the Tallest told Wendy? Zim's just of an outcast as Dib."
"Awwwww." Mabel, feeling bad for Zim and Dib frowned. "So you think if they co-operate, they'll be friends?"
"It's a chance. Sounds like they had to work with each other before. We just have to wait and see."
"This must be where they are?" Dib and Zim are standing in front of the town's local theater where a talent show was being held.
"Yes. This is a perfect spot for Bear-O to get more puppets." Zim looked at the line of the townfolks with each practicing their talents. "I say we partake in this talent show. I'll demonstrate my invader skills while you tackle the bear."
"Or we can just go through the back." Dib pointed out to the open exit.
"…. I was gonna say that too."
Zim and Dib snuck inside the building and avoided security. They found the auditorium and sat in the first row close to where Agent Powers and Agent Triggers sat.
"When we see your robot and Bear-O, we'll start our plan." Dib whispered to Zim.
"Yes, but when we tell our story to the Tallest, I did all the work."
The two sat through some of the most painful display of talent they ever say. Lazy Susan was juggling cats, Toby Determined tap dancing, Blubs and Durland singing, Bud Gleeful playing the piano, Gompers the Goat eating cans, Manly Dan punching a boulder, and Thompson shoving ice cream down his pants as Robbie, Lee, and Nate chant his name.
Finally, GIR and Bear-O appeared on stage. "Hey people!" GIR gleefully spoke. "Me and Bear-O are gonna sing!"
"NOW!" Both Zim and Dib jumped on stage to tackle GIR, but he stepped a bit to the right and dodged.
"Drats! Bear-O foreseen our plan!" Zim said.
"Wait, Why did I agree to just tackle him?" Dib asked himself.
"Hi master!" GIR yelled. "You here to see me and Bear-O?"
"GIR!" Zim shouted. "You must fight off Bear-O's evil magic!"
GIR looked at Bear-O and spoke through the puppet. "I have a GIR."
"We have a Zim." Dib said.
"And I have a Waddles!" Mabel said out of nowhere.
"Hand over that puppet, now!" Zim and Dib walked towards GIR.
"You gonna have to catch me!" GIR activated his rockets and flew around the room.
"Curses!" Zim shouted. "We can't reach him now!"
"Or can we?" Dib ran forward and noticed the pattern and speed GIR was flying. "Zim. Can you throw me at that direction?"
"Throw you?" Zim sarcastically asked as a giant slingshot appeared from Zim's backpack.
Dib jumped on and told Zim how far to pull back. "Ready …. Fire!" Zim launched Dib into the air and Dib tackled GIR to the ground, landing on a few of the audience. "Give that back now!"
"O.K.!" GIR kept his word and handed Bear-O over to Dib, and leave.
"We did it!" Dib held the puppet in the air. "Now no one will ever use you for evil."
"Ahem!" Zim and Dib glared at each other. "I say I'll join forces with you. But that doesn't mean I'll use Bear-O, later. Hand over the bear and I'll destroy you when we get back home."
"Never!"
"Never indeed!" Then Mabel walked up and took Bear-O off his hands. "He lost both his arms and legs because of that fall! Mabel shortly found the missing limbs. I have to sow them back on, so no more Bear-O."
Mabel walked away, leaving Dib and Zim.
"Well ….. we saved this world!" cheered Dib.
"And with Mabel controlling Bear-O, he won't go back to our world and take my prize!" Zim grinned. "But I still gained nothing."
Then the host of the talent show came up to the two with a large trophy. "Our winners for this Talent Show are these two for their amazing act!"
Dib and Zim looked around to see everyone cheering for them.
"Yes, yes. Cheer for me!" Zim basked in the glory as Dib smiled.
"Yes …. People like me again!"
Later that night at the Mystery Shack, Dib and Zim displaced their trophy in the living room.
"So how does it feel to be liked?" Dipper asked Dib.
"It …. Was filling the void!" Dib said.
"And now people want to see that act again!" Grunkle Stan rubbed his hands. "I'm gonna make a fortune!"
Zim was hopping up and down in front of the Tallest. "I've prevented that evil entity from invading our world. ME ME!"
The Tallest honored Zim's glory, the best they can withstand him. "Very good. Zim." said Red.
"Now go to bed or something. We're going to get more snacks!"
"Not with my money!" said Stan.
Later; Dipper, Mabel, Dib, and Zim sat in their beds talking to each other.
"So you two are now part of an alliance?" asked Dipper.
"Yessss." said Zim. "For now, we are allies. FOR NOW!"
"We won't go at each other necks." said Dib. "It's the best way to find that vampire and get back home." Dib then thought about his home world. "Wonder if my family noticed I'm gone?"
Mabel and Dipper looked at each other and back at Zim. "You said that your father thinks your paranoid, right?" asked Dipper.
"Yeah, just like everyone else." Dib laid down on his bed. "Don't get him wrong. He does care about me and my family. And everyone else thinks I'm paranoid too. But usually he's not around. He's a famous scientist and spends most of his time solving world problems." Dib faced the twins. "But that just leaves me more time to hunt for the paranormal."
Dipper and Mabel felt saddened by the naive boy said. "What about your sister?"
"Gaz? To tell you the truth, she actually knows that Zim is an alien. But she usually doesn't get involved. For some reason she thinks Zim here is a terrible invader."
"Stupid stupid human." Zim said. "She'll soon learn of her error in judging me, but that's for another day. I am curious that your father doesn't spend much time with you. But at least the Tallest know my true Poootentiaaaaal!" Zim stood up. "They assigned me to conquer Earth after I quit my banishment!"
"B-Banishment?!" asked Dib.
"Yeah, it was something to do with attacking our homeworld, but no biggie."
Dib blinked multiple times, comprehending what Zim revealed. "No … no he's just acting. Trying to gain the advantage a little. I'll just ignore him and focus on that vampire!"
As the two toned out Mabel and Dipper, the Twins got up and spoke to each other. "I didn't realize their lives were that bad." Mabel said to Dipper.
"I know. Dib's obsession over the paranormal made him an outcast and delusional about his own life. And Zim subconsciously thinks he's a great invader, but is probably the most hated person out of his race."
Mabel looked at the two and smiled. "There is one thing. They have each other to make their lives worth something."
Dipper looked at the two and smiled. "Just like I figured out. But now we're their friends."
"Yeah!" Mabel smiled.
Dipper took out Journal #3 and called out to them. "Since we're on the right page here, why not I tell BOTH of you about what the journal holds?"
Both Zim and Dib faced Dipper. "YES!" They sat in front of Dipper as he reads the journal to them. Until they finally fell asleep. Resting up for the next day the four friends will face together.
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