Author's Note:
Wow, it's been a long time since I updated this. Hope I didnt keep you waiting so long. Actually I do. ^^ It would be cool to know that people's eyes go wide when they see this story in their story alerts or, if you're like me, e-mails. Anyways, all that aside I know you came here for a new chapter and new chapter is what you get.
EDIT: Okay it's been VERY long. :/ Sorry.
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"Well." Dib started, "It took us a while but we made quite a presentable party set-up."
Gir, Skoodge and I nodded in agreement, our eyes wandering around the room for a second to admire our handy work.
"So should we start?" Dib clasped his hands together.
"Heck yeah!" Skoodge shouted, all eyes on him, "I-I mean sure."
We all nodded and proceeded to the snack table to grab some snacks, it was split, one side was Irken the other side Human. I could only eat a limited amount of human foods because most of them would cause an allergic reaction.
After getting our food, Gir suggested we watch the Scary Monkey Show, but the rest of us didnt quite agree so we had to settle for an old movie called ParaNorman. Kind of funny though, the main character reminded me a little about Dib. I call it a coincidence.
"You know this movie was made in 2012 and was in 3D. I've always wondered what 3D was like." Dib said at the end.
I agreed, though I didnt fully know what he was talking about, all I remember about 3D was that the movies had red and blue colors over it and humans put glasses over their eyes and the movie seemed to pop out at them. Of course I learned this from the Hybrids. I learned almost everything I did about human culture from them.
He shut off the DVD player seeing that two of our party guests were in hiatus or sleep mode.
He kept the promise of breaking the red and purple spoons and forks after the party, I was halfway breaking a red fork when he asked a question, "So if all Irkens are programmed to love the Tallest, how can you hate them?"
It wasn't hard for me to think of the answer, "Easy, I'm a defective, I have my own free will."
He nodded, "But Zim was a defective and when he first got here I remember him adoring the Tallest, actually I KNOW he adored the Tallest."
I stopped snapping my silverware to look at him, "Well there are different kind of defectives. There's Zim's kind that still has the Tallest programmed in them to be their leaders and loyal yet they cant accomplish much, or are too clueless to achieve something however they are very persistent. Then there is my type of defective who has a free will and can choose what they want to do with their life."
"I see. What type is Skoodge?" he asked.
My antennae twitched forward, "Hm. Well. I wouldn't really call Skoodge a defect. He conquered a planet successfully, loyal to the Tallest... well was loyal to the Tallest... hm well he's the free-will defect I guess."
"I guessed as much." Dib shrugged and was cut off by a loud snap from the purple spoon he was bending without knowing it.
He tossed it away and grabbed another one that seemed to be coated in a fine layer of soda.
"Probably Gir's." he comment and snapped it a little disgusted when the soda sprayed him on the face.
I laughed and handed him a napkin.
"Thanks." he nodded and threw the napkin on the floor in front of us where a small pile of broken plastic silverware, paper-plates, and used napkins had collected.
"You're welcome." I responded and looked back at the TV which was playing never-ending commercials. I was watching how someone could 'easily assemble a car right in your own home' when he spoke up again.
"You know, I think tomorrow we should get you to meet Gaz. We go to this little church across the street from her... home... and listen to Pastor Steve preach there. He's really good. Are you up to it?" I said out of the blue.
"That was sort of random, but yeah I'm up to it, so I don't fall behind on my studies." I nodded and thought about going to an Earth mass. I wonder if it was any different, well it had to be because obviously here you aren't killed immediately for believing in higher beings than the Tallest.
"You sure? You don't have to if you don't feel up to it." he pressed.
I thought more and decided that it would be good and fair if I kept up my studies here on Earth, it would make Dad happy and less worried.
"Yeah, that would be great. Plus, if I want to learn more about Zim I have to know a little more about what he did during his time on Earth." I explained and he agreed.
"Great! It's always great to have another person along with us. Skoodge doesn't really like to go." the last part sort of surprised me but I let it slide.
"Well I should be going then. See you at nine." he waved and was out the door before I could say anything back.
"He just did that so I had to clean up this mess." I muttered to my self and shook my head laughing under my breath.
It took about an hour but I got everything picked up and in a trash bag. Since the trash can is really an elevator.
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A knock sounded at the door and I wasn't at all surprised when I saw Dib in the doorway with a slightly younger and shorter young girl next to him. Her eyes seemed to be glued shut, her hair looked as if it was going to bite your face off at any moment because of it's jaw-like design also it had a nice shade of purple to it. Her dress looked slightly tattered and torn as if she had been wearing it for days to weeks on end. It was a plain and simple black with sharp edges at the bottom. She wore black and purple striped leggings with pointed black shoes and her sleeves were long and gray.
I couldn't believe she wasn't dying from heat-stroke.
"En, this is Gaz. Gaz, this is En." Dib snapped me from my thoughts and the little girl seemed to look up at me and her frown intensified she grunted, nodded and proceeded to tug on Dib's trench coat.
"She's right. We have to go, it's quite a walk." Dib nodded and stepped out the way so I could exit the house. I stole a glance to the two still peacefully unconscious on the couch and shut the door behind me.
Dib reached for Gaz's hand but she seemed to tense before giving in and taking his hand.
"So, En. Were those two asleep the whole time since a left?" Dib asked trying to make small-talk I guessed.
Gaz glanced back at me with those oddly cold shut eyes anticipating an answer like her brother.
"Oh yes," I was distracted by her glare?, "Yeah. They've been on there all night."
"I'm not surprised. They're really lazy. No wonder they made friends so fast." Dib nodded his head.
"And Gir's just friendly like that."
I was surprised by the girl's voice, it was raspy and unlike any girl's voice I've heard before. Yet it still had that twinge of a girl's voice mixed in. In a way it was very beautiful and indifferent.
"True. So on Gaz's account," she tensed at this and grasped his hand tighter, "Do you like video games?"
"Dib. Stop asking her questions." Gaz growled.
"Okay, okay. Just this last one." he put up his hands in defense.
"Yeah, I like video games they can be pretty enjoyable." I answered back and then we continued without another word.
Soon, or at least it seemed soon with my PAK buzzing with questions and concerns, we reached our location. I stared up at the pure-looking chapel in front of us, taking in the large windows and glass doors. They swung open before us and two smiling people greeted us with a 'good morning'.
From then on it all was nothing BUT talking, or at least in Dib's case it was. Gaz and I just followed, her giving some people suspicious glances and some she just didnt listen and looked to the ground. Finally she had saw someone, her eyes shot open and she raced over to them.
I thought I had somehow changed dimensions.
She hugged them, smiled at them, and talked to them all the while her eyes were open rather than shut closed. After a while Dib stopped talking with one man and turned to me, "Met anyone yet?" he asked.
"Uh, no." I shook my head, "I just followed you. I don't know anybody here."
He laughed, "That doesn't mean anything. Go on and find somebody to talk to. They're all friendly here you're ought to catch up a conversation with them." he then raced off to someone called Adkin.
I turned on my heel and just walked a little, staring at other people interact so freely, so openly.
Suddenly I was grabbed by the shoulder and yanked into a closet. I tried to scream but my captor couldn't allow that. If only I knew who my captor really was.
End Note
I cannot express ENOUGH how sorry I am for seemingly abandoning this story! I will NEVER leave one of my stories un-finished! I am so sorry for the long wait and hoped you appreciate this chapter. You can tell it is going to be quite a bit spiritual from this and on. But if you aren't into that kind of stuff I still have a fine amount of action and all the other qualities you look in a good fan-fiction! Okay thanks for reading and a next chapter will be up soon!