Dib Reborn Chapter 9

(I don't own IZ, because of that last chapter I got that 'she blinded me with science' song stuck in my head, now you do too I bet, aren't I evil)

Dib was scared, he didn't know what to expect at the labs. It had been raining again so he was wearing his trench coat, which unfortunately it was dragging on the floor and he occasionally tripped on it.

They traveled down what seemed to be endless white corridors; When Dib began to think they were going in circles one of the Professors co-workers headed them off.

"Professor! I'm so glad you're here the alien isn't reacting well to the sedatives"

"Why were you giving the alien sedatives? We don't know enough about his physiology yet to give him drugs you could have poisoned him"

"Well before you called we were going to perform the Biopsy that we were holding off until you learned the truth about your son, I am sorry for your loss by the way. Oh and who is this little guy?"

"He's my Grandson, he's a chip off the old Membrane block, and who gave the ok for the biopsy, because I didn't authorize it"

"Simmons did, he thought that you'd be to distraught after finding out the alien killed your son to, make rational decisions concerning it, he wanted a biopsy before you ordered it killed, we were surprised when you ordered to keep it alive, why is that by the way?"

"I just found out I had a grandson, he is young yet and didn't want the alien who killed his father to be harmed, sometimes the young have better morals than us adults. He wants to meet the alien himself"

"Is that wise sir?"

"Dib studied the alien for years, it has an honor code of a sorts and Dib didn't believe that he would deliberately hurt an innocent, plus Gaz will go in with him. Now before they go in you said he had a bad reaction how is he?"

"Delusional, the sedative acted like a hallucinogenic, in the state he's in he believes that your son is still alive he's been demanding to see the Dib beast for hours, I don't think he's quite sane anymore"

"Gaz can handle him if he gets out of control, remember he respects her"

"Yeah I remember, don't know why the alien fears her and no one else"

"She helped out Dib a few times when battling the alien, I'm sure he has his reasons. Oh and turn off the audio and the recorders when they are in there, this meeting should be as private as possible"

"I still don't like this but you're the boss"

Dib and Gaz entered the room Dib gasped in horror, Zim was separated from his pak several wires were inserted into his back keeping him alive. Dib ran up to the glass partisan

"Papa, Papa, are you ok?"

"Dib stink you finally came, you always wanted to see me like this, came to do the autopsy yourself?"

"No papa it's me your son"

"Lies! Dib it is you, you came to gloat over the almighty Zim's defeat. Why did you die Dib, I threw so much at you so many times, it shouldn't have been that easy, tell me why did you die!" Zim ran at the glass barrier and pounded at it, Dib terrified ran to Gaz's arms, he clutched at her tightly.

"Ouch, Dib remember you have claws. Zim you moron! Snap out of it you're scaring your son. If you don't I'll tell Uncle Purple what a lousy father you are being, I'm sure he'll be glad to raise Dib"

"Purple? My Tallest? Nghhhnn so hard to think, my paks not clearing the poison"

"Zim you are not connected to your pak"

"Next room, still connected, something's not right"

Dib rushed out, he found the next room several scientist were fiddling with the pak, and it had wires running into the wall presumably to Zim.

Dib pushed his way in and climbed up onto a stool, he grabbed a screwdriver from one scientist and set out working on the pak.

"Hey kid you shouldn't"

"Leave him be and all of you stop fiddling with it, my grandson could probably repair it better than you can"

The Professor shoed away the protesting scientists, and let Dib do his work.

Dib thought the scientists were morons, they had misconnected several chips, and wires were attached where they shouldn't be.

He made a thorough inspection of the pak making as many repairs as he could with the limited technology available, the spider legs and weapons had been completely removed, and Dib couldn't find where they were so he repaired what was left, when he finished he sealed the pak so that the scientists wouldn't be able to reopen it.

He rushed back in the see his papa

"Dib what are you doing here? Irken smeets aren't supposed to even leave the training area until they finish the torture training and you are far too young for that yet"

"I was halving troubles with my class mates so Uncle Purple said I could stay with you till I'm tall enough for the second year of advanced soldier training"

"Purple spoils you, there good reason smeets aren't let off the planet till then, without torture training you are vulnerable Dib, you shouldn't have come you really shouldn't have come"

"Zim you're not telling us something what is it?"

Gaz was worried Zim sounded frightened

"I overheard the scientists talking they can't hold off the government forever, if it weren't for the results they were producing, the government would already have me. they wouldn't even have results if it weren't for Dib's notes, bastards they are taking credit that should be all his, he never got the recognition he deserved. You know I could have sworn that I was talking with Dib beast a while ago",

"It was me Papa"

"Ah I see why I could have mistaken you for him, your disguise you looks so much like him, even the old trench coat even if it is a bit big"

"It's not big" Dib stubbornly pushed up the sleeves that were slipping down over his hands again.

"After today I could almost believe that old Irken myth about the father being reincarnated into the son"

"What if it's not a myth Papa?"

"I won't believe it, and you shouldn't ether, your father was constantly ridiculed for believing in stuff like that! It would be funny though one last joke on Zim that I couldn't kill my enemy after all, but that is pure nonsense."

Dib opened up his mouth but decided otherwise, Zim would never accept the truth even if it was rubbed in his face, and it just might strain the father son relationship.

One thing that Dib had learned over both his lifetimes is people will refuse to believe what they didn't want to; his preteen years might have been easier had he learned that lesson then.

"Dib I want you to stay at your Grandfathers and not come back here"

"Why papa I want to come to see you"

"I don't want the government to get you, stay with Gaz and be safe, if you come here too often they might figure out you're my son"

"You'll protect him won't you Gaz"

"With my life you know that"

"Good, good you should go now, before some scientist makes an excuse to test me for some reason"

"Bye Papa" Dib had no idea when he would be allowed back to see Zim, he just whished that he could hug him, instead all he could do was press a hand against the glass, Zim matched the gesture

"Bye Dib stay safe for me"

Gaz didn't think that ether of them would move from the glass anytime soon

"Come on Dib I think the Professor is waiting for us"

She picked him up, Dib not wanting to move tried to grip the glass, of coarse it failed but he left some small gouges in the glass surface.

"Papa I don't want to, I want to come see you again"

"You can't Dib, I don't want you to share my fate, tell my Tallest that I'm sorry that I failed"

Zim turned his back towards them and went to sit in a corner of his little cadge, Dib started making little keening noises

"Shhh Dib, I'll try to find a way to get him out I promise"

Dib knew that when Gaz promised something she did everything in her power to carry it out and little could stand in her way, so he hugged her and quieted down.

"Lets go home Dib"

(I have written the final chapter for this fic but I want to go over the other chapters a few times before posting them, if you are wondering there will be 12 chapters in all. Oh and be warned there's some heavy duty RAPR ahead)