After more than a year spent with her, he knew that each time he would catch sight of her, Zim would not believe his luck that he was with her. At times, like now, he would stop the moment he saw her just to watch her. She always said so much when she was silent. To him, he felt she was telling him a story all those years in that containment. How he loved watching that once short hair grow longer and longer to the point he hoped she never cut it. He told her he most likely fell in love with her while in there, but she just informed him it was lust. Lust for power one day. Not lust in that one way. He had to beg to differ. He always had to be right even if it granted him a look from her or a simple punch. He was fine with that since he counted it as foreplay from her.

Right now, with a swollen belly on full display now, she appeared to be at peace, but he knew she was still sad about her dad. Though her brother and her did talk often enough. She still wanted to at least be able to say hi to him. Sighing, he knew he was the cause for that rift.

"We can't beat ourselves up all the time." Came her quiet voice. Although she didn't need to turn her head to see him, she will know he was there. "You are good to me, Zim. Even Dib is pleased by it."

Walking over to her, he wrapped his arms around her before placing a loving hand right over their smeet. "I want you happy all the time."

"Oh that is impossible, Zim, but I am happy with you. I'll also be happy to have this one out of me. As much as I love our baby, this gets to be too much at times."

"I know and it will be soon. I guarantee it." Bending down a little, he kissed the side of her face. "Our smeet will be born from greatness."

Gaz couldn't stop his ego there since this was the one time she adored it. "I'm tired and need to lay down."

Taking her hand, he led her to their quarters. "Also, one day we will be back on Irk. Ship life can be a pain at times." Gaz just smiled against him knowing what he meant by that.

The soon did happen as predicted with Gaz going into labor feeling like she was being ripped open like a tuna can. Although Zim couldn't understand the complete reference, he was by her side through the whole thing. Funny how Zim knew she was violent, but the punishments she wanted to deal to him made him want to grab some protection. Only later, her and even the Computer had to inform him it was completely natural for females to want to yell such things while going through labor. It still didn't make Zim less nervous though until they both set eyes on their newborn smeet.

Dib and Tak were in the middle of moving out of the house to head to their own roost when they both received an alert. Pulling it up on his laptop, he smiled showing the picture to Tak. Both examining the picture it was a little girl that looked more Irken than anything, but with one thing different. Her antennas were the same shade as Gaz's hair and reddish-brown eyes. Her name was, Dai.

"She's already different." Tak stated.

"They won't treat her badly will they?"

Leaning over, she kissed his shoulder. "No, I mean look who her parents are."

"It says here that Gaz is doing well and is resting right now while I'm holding our daughter. She'll talk to you when she is up." Dib said reading off the message.

"You should show this to your dad. He needs to see her." Tak suggested. "He can't be like this forever."

"I will as soon as we move the last of this stuff out of here." Putting his laptop away to stow it, they went to lift up the last of the boxes in room to carry outside.

The house they moved to wasn't far from his childhood home. They wanted to move seeing it was about time to do so since he was growing older and was in his committed relationship with Tak. They wanted a life of their own. They also wanted to move out of a house that will be soon be having a new lady of the house in it. Dib felt it was too strange it would be, Sabrina, but if she made their dad happy, he couldn't fault him. As for Tak, she still wasn't that overly fond of her. Something he really wished she would stop being so hateful at when he had eyes only for Tak.

When they finally unpacked and he was in the stages of melting into the couch to the point of being loose change himself, he opened his eyes up to find Tak straddling him to hug him. Although he was aching, he found it to be sweet in how she wrapped herself around him making him wrap his arms around her to whisper many sentiments to her.

"Do you think about having smeets with me?" She asked softly.

"Yes. One day."

"When, one day?" She wondered.

They were still in full blown honeymoon stage, if that is the best way to describe it, where they just couldn't go practically a day without it. "We attack one another each day, I think it will be uncomfortable if our child comes into the room with me having you on the kitchen counter, and this question is asked; Mommy, why is daddy attacking you?" Hearing her laugh at his description, he stroked her back. "We have to learn to confine ourselves in our bedroom for now on in order to learn to behave ourselves and then we can have some."

"Oh... No fun. I want to have fun on the couch and counter on special occasions." She teased.

"We can do that. I promise." Patting her on the rear, he lifted her easily up. "Need to shower. I feel gross."

Purring up at him, she grabbed his waistband. "Funny how you don't feel it."

How his bones never turned into mash was beyond him with this girl in his life. "If you have taken a paste bath, than I dare you to join me up there to take full advantage of me." Winking, he trotted off after issuing that challenge.

"Brat." Leaning back on the couch, she looked over to see Mimi finally appear. "I have to remind myself to do that next time, but he'll receive his payback in full later."

Later on at night when they knew his father was at home, he had a feeling he was downstairs in the lab. With his laptop in hand, he went down to find him doing what he always did best. "Hey dad."

"Son!" Turning around he had a beaker in his hand. "How was the move?"

"Good. Tiring. Tak is busy just decorating the bedroom with Mimi's help. Told me I was in the way." Dib replied with a slight laugh.

"Oh yes, women love it just right. I guess it doesn't matter the species. She is a good one, son. I hope you keep her."

Placing the laptop down, he smiled at that sentiment. "I actually plan to. Hey, I have something to show you over here. This is also the best part of the day."

"All right. Let me put this down and I'll join you in just a second." Membrane happily chimed out turning his back to him again.

Getting ready to pull up the image, he waited for his dad to come over. "Dad, I would like you to meet, Dai." Pulls up the image of a tiny smeet. "Your granddaughter. Born today. Gaz is fine, was resting when this message was sent."

Dib couldn't make out the expression of his face right now as he stood staring at the tiny bundle. Watching him lift up his laptop to get a even closer look, he witnessed something he hardly ever got to see which was a smile.

"Dad?"

"She named her after your mother?" He sounded in awe of it. "Is purple antennas normal for this race?"

"No. She is already special." Dib replied believing he was witnessing some hope right now.

Gaz was holding Dai in her arms after a feeding just studying this tiny little thing while Zim was sitting next to them both just watching his wife and daughter. Only occasionally he leaned over to kiss his daughter on the forehead before planting a gentle kiss on Gaz's nose.

"Now there is someone far more tinier then you, little Gaz." Zim remarked.

Smiling at that, she looked up at him. "For now. Who knows, she might tower over me one day." Glancing down at her, her heart welled up. "I can't get over this, Zim. Is this for real?"

"It is." Was his simple reply. Hearing a chime, he pressed a button to bring the computer close to them. "Something from Earth."

Taking a glance down at Dai at that very second, Gaz was smiling away at her. "Hey Dib."

"Hi Gazlene."

Smile vanished. Did she hear correctly? First she looked to Zim who suddenly almost sat ramrod straight before turning her head to see her dad sitting there with Dib beside him. "Hi dad."

There was silence between them as Membrane obviously was studying his daughter before a very soft response from him that sounded of awe. "You keep looking like your mother each day, Gaz. You are holding your child just like she held you both."

Mouth opened up, Gaz tried to supress any tears that threatened to come out. "You want to see her?"

"Yes."

Re-positioning her on her lap, she held her still close to her. "Dai, I would like you to meet your Grandpa. Say hi dad." Hearing him say hi to her, she gave him credit for doing this. "And Dai, over there is your Uncle Dib."

"Hey, Dai. I hope to one day see you in person." Dib greeted.

Glancing over to Zim, he decided to tell them, "We are heading in that direction so you can formally see her. Also, Gaz wants to get off the ship for a little while."

"Mama wants some pizza." Gaz chimed in giving Dai a kiss on the cheek bringing the smeet into tiny giggles.

"For that, I would call the whole week off in order to see you." Membrane announced as he continued examining Dai unaware of the shocked looks that Dib and Gaz just threw at one another.

Dib had to recover himself to ask, "When do you think that will be?"

"We are about 2 months away from your planet and this ship doesn't take well with the leap drive so it is laborious to say the least." Zim was still planning things in his head regarding the engines. "We will let you know when we are much closer to you." Seeing Gaz yawn, he took Dai away from her so she can stretch.

Seeing his daughter needing more rest, Membrane said gently, "Gaz, I'll see you when you get here, for right now you need rest. Also you do look beautiful and too much like your mother. She'd be proud of you." Seemingly he wanted to reach out to touch the monitor, but stopped himself just to add, "I'm proud of you and I'm so sorry I made you sad in any way."

A few tears escaped Gaz's eyes then as she saw Dib's softened smile become more happier, and Zim's hand touching her own in a happy gesture. "Thanks, dad. Love you both."

Leaning back in his seat, Membrane refocused on Zim. "Also, Zim." His voice became stern again. "Thank you for making my daughter happy. I can see it in her face." He ended that with a slight smile in his face.

"I only want her happiness, Sir." Zim assured him. "I want both of their happiness."

"Oh, I can see that. I'll see you in 2 months then. Bye for now." Dib waved from behind as they shut off the communication.

Leaning over he kissed Gaz's lips tenderly. "How are you feeling right now besides exhausted?"

Reaching out to touch the side of his face, Gaz smiled. "I feel a weight has been lifted finally. Also I want some more sleep and then perhaps later on in the week we can practice. You need some ego kicking time again from someone half your size."

Chuckling softly at her teasing note, he glanced to their daughter. "Your mom couldn't beat me. Nooooo. She can never beat the all mighty Zim."

"Sure I can." Gaz tiredly said, "Since she is half human she has human tendencies."

"Meaning?" Zim wondered lifting an eyebrow ridge up in question.

"Meaning, the moment I take her diaper off than how the all mighty Zim will fall." Was Gaz's response as she started laughing only making their daughter join in with her. "She likes her moms idea."

Lifting her so their faces could meet, Zim asked Dai, "You wouldn't want your mommy to do that to me, would you?"

The simple response was a nod and a giggle from Dai making Zim's only response to that being;

"Conspiracy."

This last chapter was possibly pretty sappy, but it was all I could think of and I hope you enjoyed the story. Thank you for the reviews and thanks to anyone who read this. :)