Chapter 11 – Return to Normal
"HAHAhahaha! Pathetic Dib-worm, and just how do you plan to do that?"
"I…" I hesitated, how exactly did I plan to do that? "I'm not sure, but I'm gonna do Something!"
Those strange solid pink eyes blinked at me, then Zim laughed obnoxiously again. He just kept laughing and laughing. It was really getting annoying. He stopped though, when a rock hit him in the head. "WHO DARES THROW THIS EARTH SEDIMENT AT THE MIGHTY ZIM!?"
"your voices… are stupid…" Gaz was still on the ground pressing a dirt covered hand to the smoking hole in her shoulder. The sky was turning a pale yellow but among the trees it was still as dark as night. I could just make out Gaz's shape as she forced herself to her feet pressing her hand on her shoulder.
"Gaz! Stay down I'll handle this!"
"Shut up…" I could hear how forced her breathing was, but that's Gaz for you. She hates weakness even more than she hates me. "I'm not some whiner… Zim started this fight but I'm gonna end it."
Zim snickered, "Pathetic demon-girl. You can barely stand let alone cause Zim anymore problems. I would just kill you now if I didn't think you were so helpless. There's no way I can fail if you can't get away."
"Oh is that all we have to do?" Was that sarcasm? From Gaz? I'm not sure why but Zim and I exchanged a look of confusion before staring at Gaz. "I mean since Dib's got his memory back once we get away you've lost your best chance to destroy him." Somehow with every word she spoke, she stood taller, like she was getting stronger; or more likely that she was getting better at ignoring the pain.
"What's your point?" Zim asked.
I swear a smile cracked on Gaz's face, something I've never seen before and doubt I ever will again. "My point is," neither Zim nor I were prepared for the volume that Gaz managed to yell with, "GIR! ZIM WANTS A HUG!"
"WHAT!?" Zim's eyes bulged in a panic, and I wish I could have stayed to watch but as the high-pitched squeal of "HUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGSSSS!" pierced the air, Gaz grabbed my arm and we began running through the forest again, this time though, we used the sun to flee north to where a highway would be.
Zim's panicked yells "GET OFF OF ME GIR! NO NOT THE ACORNS! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" echoed through the trees.
"That was brilliant Gaz!"
"Whatever," her squinty eyes were fixed directly ahead, "just keep moving before that robot gets distracted."
We'd been walking for maybe twenty minutes and the sun had just peaked the horizon, when we came to a road. I assume it was the same road that we'd taken to get there but since Dad had just dropped us off we really didn't have a car to drive back to the city, making the road pretty useless except for knowing which way to go; on the top of a hill we could see the city off in the distance… still probably an hour and a half walk away.
"If we just had a cellphone then I could call the swollen eyeballs. Zim's disguise is back in the tent and there's no way he'd think to go get it rather than trying to come after us again. Wasn't there a tourist station along the drive her? Maybe I can buy a camera from there and" THUD! I stumbled back from the fist that hit me in the face. "Oww! Gaz! What was that for?"
"You're annoying."
"But why is that a reason to hit me?"
"Just shut up. We've got a long walk back."
"Right…" I know she just told me to be quiet but, "Gaz?"
"What?"
"Thanks for looking out for me."
"Whatever."
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The next morning I told everyone in class that I got my memories back, and asked if we could still be friends…. They all laughed in my face.
Well I guess everything is back to normal. There's just one thing I still can't remember…How did I get amnesia in the first place? O well, guess it's not a big
"Hey Dweeb watch your head!" Looking back I could see Tork Smacky with his hand grabbing the leg of my desk chair.
Chair pulled away. Falling toward desk. Head hurts. Black.
...Oww... where am I?
THE END!
A/N: Thank you to Everyone that has stuck with this story! I hope you all enjoyed it!
As to that ending, I'm sure you're all wondering if Dib ended up with amnesia again, cause yes that's how he got it the first time. WHO KNOWS?!
Anyway thank you to all who reviewed! Sorry the chapters came so slowly at the end! I got caught up in other stories. Love ya all!
ZKAM OUT!
