A/N: DISCLAIMER! I DO NOT OWN THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS OR INVADER ZIM! THE REASON I AM YELLING IS BECAUSE MY CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS BROKEN! Nah, I'm just kidding. But, I really don't own the Nightmare Before Christmas or Invader Zim. I DO own Nancy, Ness, Alexis, Alex, Will, Ali, Break, and Berry. Check out my profile and vote on my poll, I changed the number of votes for each person to three. I think. Maybe it was two? Just check out my profile, and review my stories please!
Russell's P.O.V.
When I saw Alexis stand up to Ms. Bugs for her brother, I was happy she was so protective of him because she cared so much for him. I was also amazed at how scary she can be when she's mad. Her eyes turn blood red when she gets angry. It's really cool.
As the day advanced, I saw I had all my classes with Alexis and Alex. All the other teachers were very kind and Alexis seemed to get along great with all the other teachers.
A few weeks later, when we got to our last class of the day, science, I saw Alexis's smile get even bigger, if that's possible. I asked her, "Why are you so happy?"
"You'll see," She told me with an evil smile.
The teacher, Ms. Boomer, or Ms. Boom as I called her for her explosive white hair that stood on ends, was practically the nicest teacher in the whole school, also the youngest. She looked no more than twenty-four.
"Class, today we are going to," Ms. Boom's words trailed off into, "Blah, blah, blah," as the class went on. All I could think about was Alexis. If only she wasn't human. All well. I put on goggles to protect my eyes and saw Alexis had pared up with her brother. I had one of the dumbest students in class. I ignored her most of the time, and when I was pouring a purple solution into the small vile over the flame, I heard Alexis scream, "NO! RUSSELL, DON'T!"
I let some of the potion drop into the vile, and there was a huge, and I mean mega-gigantic, explosion. When I opened my eyes everything was dark and I felt pressure on my chest. After a few seconds, all the smoke cleared, and I saw Alexis on my chest. She saved me from the blast. I should have listened to her when she yelled not to combine those two solutions. She was totally unconscious. Her breathing was slow, as if she was dead. Thank goodness I could hear her breathing with her so close to me. Then I remembered she could die at any moment! I picked her up, and saw her brother was also knocked out. I picked him up too and rushed them back to Halloween Town. Hopefully Doctor Finklestein will be able to help them, and hopefully Dad won't be mad at me for bringing two humans into Halloween Town.
As I walked into the doctor's tower, I saw him working on something. I said, "Doc?"
"Yes, Russell?" He asked looking up from his work.
I told him, "I need a little help. My friends got hurt, and-,"
"Say no more, put them on my examining tables," He said throwing the other stuff he was working on onto the ground.
I put Alexis and Alex on separate tables, and the Doc said, "How did this happen?"
"Uh, my fault really. I put the wrong potion in the wrong vile and it exploded. Alexis here saved me, and I don't know about her brother," I told him sitting down on one of the chairs in the room.
"You know the girl and boy are missing their left arms, and the girl has scars across her eyes?" The Doc asked.
I nodded. Doc lifted Alexis's shirt to her belly button and said, "And the girl has scars across her stomach?"
"What?" I asked, "No, I didn't!"
I walked over to her and saw she had scars all across her stomach. I looked at her for a few seconds and said, "Who would have done this?"
"A scientist with good medical tools and a vast mind of a human's body," Doctor said.
"How old are they?" I asked quietly.
"Almost a year old. The scars across her face are about two months old," He told me.
I looked at Alexis for a few seconds and muttered, "Why would someone do this to her? To both of them?"
After almost an hour of the doctor examining Alex and Alexis, Alexis finally started to stir. She clenched her fist and then released it. She slowly opened her eyes and smiled when she saw me. "Hey," She said, "Are you okay?"
I nodded and said, "You saved me. Thank you."
She smiled at me and said, "You're welcome. You're my friend, and I wouldn't want any of my friends to get hurt."
"But you got hurt because of my stupid mistake," I told her.
Alexis smiled and said, "It's okay." She got to her feet, and said, "Where are we anyhow?" She asked.
"We're in Halloween Town," I told her, "My hometown."
Alexis's P.O.V.
"We're in Halloween Town," He told me, "My hometown."
"All I remember was you accidentally combining two wrong formulas, and then a big boom. How did we get here?" I asked.
"I carried you and your brother here," Russell told me.
I smiled and said, "Thanks Russell."
"You're welcome," He told me.
"RUSSELL!" I heard someone yell.
"Oh, no," Russell said.
"What is it?" I asked.
"My dad, the pumpkin king, must have found out I brought you and your brother here," Russell told me.
"What so bad about that?" I asked.
"Humans aren't supposed to know about Halloween Town," Russell whispered.
"Russell," A skeleton said storming in the room, "How could you bring two humans here? How could you do something like this? It could ruin the sanity of the town!"
"No it couldn't Dad! They were in trouble and I had to help!" Russell said.
"Why is that?" He asked.
"I made an explosion go off! I mixed the wrong chemicals together in science class. Alexis told me not to mix them, but I did, and it exploded! Alexis saved me dad. She shielded me, and got knocked out because of me. It was my fault she got hurt," Russell said whispering the last sentence.
"Fine. But since she and her brother are human-," Russell's dad started.
I cut him off by saying, "I'm not exactly human."
"What?" Russell and his dad asked.
"I'm. Not. A. Real. Human. I'm only a little bit human," I told them.
"Then what are you?" Russell's dad asked me.
Russell's P.O.V
If she's not human, then what is she? "Then what are you?" Dad asked.
"An Irken," She said quietly. Then she turned into a green creature with two black antennas, green skin, and three claws on her right hand, and she had no nose or ears. Her eyes turned bone white, and changed to look like she had two pupils. She sighed and said, "I was born and raised on a different planet, and my people believe that every other species should be destroyed."
My eyes widened. I said, "You're not going to re-kill us, right?"
"What? No, no. I don't do that," She told us.
"But why not?" Dad asked, "You were born for destroying, correct?"
"Yes, but I hate destroying, and killing, and guns. It's just…not me," Alexis told us, "I like to look at the things around me. Other Irkens would destroy first look at stuff later. That's why I'm defective, and the entire Irken race wants me dead! My father scarred me for life, and a stupid enemy shoulder shot off my left antenna, and my left arm! I was trapped in a holding facility for five earth years, and I almost died! My dad temporarily blinded me, and, and, my life…is horrible."
I walked over to her and said, "Even if it may, you're really cool. You make everyone's day better when you walk by him or her."
She smiled lightly and said, "Thanks."
"You might want to wake your brother up," I said.
She nodded and walked over to her brother. She whispered something in his ear, turn into a creature that looked somewhat like Alexis's form, and he shot up to his feet. He said, "Where, where?"
"What did you tell him?" I asked her.
"I told him the Irken he had a crush on was here. Sorry for lying to you bro," She said.
"It's okay," He muttered in a disappointed tone.
"Stop being all sad," Alexis said, "You know I get sad when you get sad."
"Well, sorry!" Alex said with a laugh, "I wanted to see how you'd react!"
Alexis rolled her eyes and grabbed her brother's wrist. She said, "Come on, we have to go."
"So fast? Why's that?" Dad asked.
Alexis gulped and her brother almost fainted. "Don't worry," I said, "This is my Dad, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King here in Halloween Town. He's not mean. Just, scary. He won't hurt you. I hope."
"Don't worry son. I won't hurt your girlfriend," Dad said.
"What? No, no! She's not my girlfriend!" I exclaimed blushing deep red.
"Someone's got a crush," Alex taunted. Alexis punched him in the shoulder.
"Alright, we really have to go. Nancy and Ness must be worried sick," Alexis said.
"Let me show you back," I offered.
"Alright. Fine with me," Alex said. Alexis nodded in agreement.
Soon, we left the Doctor's lab/house and walked across town to get to the exit of Halloween Town. Alexis said, "This is your hometown?"
"Yeah, and you two are aliens?" I asked.
"Yup," Alex said.
"How old are you?" I asked.
"One hundred sixty six earth years old. Sixteen and a half Irken years old," Alexis told me.
I said slowly, "Wow. You're-,"
"The youngest ones on our planet. Now shut up!" Alex exclaimed cutting me off.
"Alex!" Alexis exclaimed.
"Sorry! He was gonna call us old!" Alex exclaimed.
"And we are! A hundred sixty six is old on this planet bro!" Alexis exclaimed.
"Sorry," He muttered.
Alexis's P.O.V.
Ugh, what is wrong with my brother? This has happened once before. A long time ago back on Irk when we were back in the Irken Academy. This Irken guy, Berry, had the biggest crush on me, and he was always trying to persuade me to be his, Ick, mate. I did like him, but only as a friend. It got ugly real fast…
*Flash Back*
"Come on! Hit me! Or are you too much of a sissy Alex?" Berry said. I looked at Berry and Alex who were surrounded by other Irkens, forming a circle around them. Every time Alex tried to get out of the circle, two Irkens would push him back in.
"Hit me!" Berry exclaimed.
"No, I can't!" Alex exclaimed.
"Then I'll go it!" Berry exclaimed raising a fist. Then he brought it down strait on Alex's left eye. He got knocked to the ground and Berry walked over to me. He said, "Come on. Let's go." He grabbed my wrist and started to pull me away. I tugged my hand away from his grasp and kicked him in the jaw.
"THAT IS FOR MESSING WITH MY BROTHER! IF YOU EVER TOUCH HIM AGAIN, I'LL KILL YOU!" I yelled at him.
I helped Alex to his feet and walked him to the Irken nurse. "Thanks for standing up for me bro. Berry's always been a creep," I told him.
"No worries," Alex said with a smile.
"And I'm sorry you got hit," I told him.
"You made for it by kicking him in the jaw," Alex told me. Then we both burst out into laughter.
*End Of Flash Back*
"Alexis! Alexis!" Russell exclaimed snapping me out of my thoughts.
"Huh? What?" I asked.
"I said we're here," Russell said pointing to the door that leads away from Halloween Town.
"Oh. Thanks Russell," I muttered heading into the door. Alex saluted at Russell and stepped through the door behind me.
Alex took the lead and I heard Russell say, "Alexis?"
I turned around and said, "Ye-," Russell kissing me on the lips cut off my question.
Russell broke the kiss and left in a hurry. I felt my lips and Alex said, "You coming sis?"
I looked back at Alex and said, "C-coming Bro."
Russell's P.O.V.
I'm so stupid! Why would I kiss her? She's my friend, but do I like her like that? Yes, I do. Stupid, stupid, stupid! Now, she will never want to see me again. Good going Skellington.
A/N: Me: Yeah, Russell messed up. Big time.
Alexis: Rush.
Me: I hate you.
Alexis: I know. Review!