After Zim leaves without telling Dib, Dib feels that his friendship with Zim meant nothing to him. However, many years later, he sees someone that he wants to reconcile one last time.

Facts- Dib was fifteen when Zim left, Zim took Gir and Minimoose, Zim grew throughout the years, and Gaz actually feels sorry for her brother.

Warning- Character death and talk about cancer. Don't like, don't read.

Dib POV

I watched from the sky as I see shooting stars falling.

I closed my eyes and remembered the memory of my Mom when she took me to this same spot.

'Flashback'

"If you ever see one, you should make a wish," Mom said, smiling as five-year-old me was excited with stars.

"Will it come true, Mommy?" I asked, curious.

She nodded and pulls me in before tickling me.'

'End of Flashback'

I smiled at that memory before sighing.

'Mom, I know that wishes can be sometimes foolish, but right now, I wish that Zim would come back,' I thought sadly.

Out of all the times that Zim and I hung out, this was the spot that we're always together.

I thought that we were doing just fine! In fact, I was starting to develop feelings for the guy.

However, he left. Not calling or texting me about his departure.

The only thing that I got was a letter saying that he's sorry for leaving me.

He didn't write why, but I was too mad to read the rest and just leave it alone.

I felt tears threatening to fall, but I wouldn't that happen.

For all I know, it could be that he needed to do something, go on a journey for a missing object, or praising over the fact that I was the fool.

Maybe, maybe not, but all I could do was wait for him.

"See you soon, Zim," I mumbled before leaving my favorite spot.

Time skip, twenty years later

Gaz POV

"What?!" I exclaimed, furious at what the doctor said.

"I'm sorry, but there's nothing to do. Your brother is dying from stage three cancer, and unfortunately, the tumors had grown bigger than expected. Chemotherapy won't work this time," He said before walking away.

I just stood there, for the first time, afraid of losing my only family member.

Dad wasn't that much around anymore, but I didn't care.

Dib was barely in his thirty's for crying out loud!

I walked out of the doctor's office and walked over to Dib, who was sitting in the waiting room.

"Well?" He asked, knowing that I wouldn't be telling the good news.

"I'm sorry, Dib, but... you have cancer. A-And there's no way to fix it," I said, hugging him tightly.

Dib didn't say anything but hugged me back, knowing that I was going to be alone without him.

"H-Heh, it's funny; I always thought that I would die first because of all that junk food I've been eating," I jokingly said but felt no joy out of it.

"Hey, it's going to be fine, Gaz," Dib said after we stopped hugging.

"How will it be fine, Dib?! You're going to die and-"

"I know, I know," He said, taking a deep breath before continuing.

"I know that it'll be difficult for you to let me go, but I always knew that this was it. Gaz, I don't regret spending time with you or him, for that matter. I'm glad that I enjoyed life with you both."

I knew that he was talking about Zim, but I made no remarks about his friend/crush.

"How long do I have?" He suddenly asks.

I took a breath and mumbled, "Maybe four months? Five at most."

He smiles at me before we walked out of the clinic.

'Zim, wherever you are, you better come and be there for my brother before it's too late,' I thought, clenching at the thought of Zim.

'Please come...'

Time skip, three months later

Dib POV

I sat at the same spot but with someone, I didn't expect to see.

"Hey, Mary?" Gir asks, confused about something.

"Yes, Gir?" I replied.

"What are those things up in the air? Are they tacos?" He asks in his usual cheery voice.

"No, Gir, they're stars. Stars are a ball of gas that is produced. It can be either red, yellow, or blue even," I answered.

"Wow, you know so much, Mary! I just wish Master can see you..." He said, threatening to cry.

I sigh and agreed with him.

From what I can tell, Zim sends back Gir to my house just for me to look after him.

"Mary, you look sick," He said, tilting his head.

"That's because I am, Gir, and then, I'll be gone forever," I sadly told the truth.

"But you'll come back, right?" Gir asked naively.

"No, Gir. I can't come back. I won't live anymore," I responded.

"But why?!" He cries.

"That's just the way humans are, Gir. We can't outlive life forever."

"But Master can heal you and-"

"No, Gir, not this time..." I stated with a frown.

I know that Gir acts like a child, but he doesn't need to that I'm going to die next month or so.

I hugged Gir as we watched a meteor shower happening.

"Master, please come..." I heard Gir mumbling before changing his attitude to a curious child.

"Yeah, Gir, me too. Me too..."

Time skip, one month later

Zim POV

"Gir, where is Dib?" I asked, seeing Gir all alone in Dib's room.

He didn't respond and was drawing something on a piece of paper.

"Gir, I did not wait thirty Earth years for this! Where is Dib?!" I asked, knowing that sooner or later, Gir would answer my question.

However, it took nearly twenty minutes before he turned to see me.

"Master, you're here! Mary's going to be happy before he dies!" Gir squeal, still unknown to what's about to happen.

"Wait, what?" I asked, confused.

Gir didn't respond and instead took my hand and walked over to Gaz, who was shocked to see Zim.

"Z-Zim? What the- What the hell?!" Gaz exclaimed before punching me in my squeedlyspooch.

"Nice to see you too, Dib-sister," I grunted, feeling pain from her wrath.

"Whatever! At least he can see you one last time," Gaz said before Gir took her hand and walks us over to somewhere.

"Gir, I need you to be one of your best behavior because Dib... is very tired right now," Gaz gently said.

This was the first time that the Dib-sister spoke so soft to someone like Gir.

"Where are we exactly going?! I demand to know!" I exclaimed, more confused than ever.

"Shh! Do you want the nurses kicking us out?!" Gaz shushed me, not bothering to explain.

Once we were near Dib's room, she quickly started to finally explain the truth.

"Look, Zim, after you left, Dib had to go through some... difficulty as well as managing his life as an adult. However, recently, he... had been very sick and... dying very soon."

"What?!" I muffed after Gaz placed her hand on my mouth.

She made a disgusted look but soon removed it.

"Look, I feel like this... this is the last time we'll ever see him. So, please, please, I know I'm begging and all, but please, give him the best time before he's... gone," Gaz mumbled, looking away as she said those words.

I bit my lips, and Gir opened the door.

There, I saw Dib lying on the bed, his eyes closed with tubes on his arms and nose, and I felt nauseous.

"Gaz? Gir? Is that you?" He asked weakly.

My heart literally stopped beating after hearing his voice for the first time in ages.

"Yeah, and we brought someone special, Mary!" Gir quietly shouted.

Dib opened his eyes and saw me.

We stared at each other in silence without realizing Gaz or Gir leaving.

As soon as the door closed, Dib began to smile while tears forming.

"Damn it, Zim, after all this time? Why now?" Dib tearfully cried, looking away.

I had no words to say before I walked up closer to him.

"Dib, Zim's... very sorry for leaving you after all this time," I started, looking away.

"I... wanted to stop the Amanda from coming and in doing so, I decided to join the Resistance, formerly known as the Resisty. I know that I can never fix the mistake I made when I left you, but now, I can! I can fix you, and we'll go on adventures just like I promised!" I said, trying very hard not to look weak.

Dib weakly chuckled before bringing me in for a hug.

"Zim, even you should know that I can't be fixed, let alone beat this disease. I'm sorry, but I can't be fix," Dib said, tears falling.

It didn't sting me as much as I found out about his disease, but I didn't want to believe it.

"You're lying! We can cure you so that you can live much longer and-"

Before I could finish, the Dib kissed me for the first time.

I blushed in my usual blue color, and I let my tears fall.

"I love you, I always had," He said before closing his eyes while bumping our heads together.

"I..." I didn't even know what to say.

I truly did love him, and I didn't want him gone.

"Dib, I-"

"I'm sorry..." He suddenly said before hugging me again.

I was confused before he continued, "I know that you just came back to see me, but you'll lose me once again."

"No! I'm not allowing it! I-"

"Zim, just please... let me have this with you, Gir, and Gaz. Please..." He said, not letting go.

On cue, Gaz and Gir went to the room and hugged Dib.

"I'm going to miss you all..." Dib whispered, making me feel guilt-ridden.

'Dib...' I thought, feeling like I win and lose at the same time.

I won the war, but, at a cost, I lost the only person that understood me for me.

'Why did fate had to do this for me?' I thought, not wanting Dib to go.

After Gaz and Gir backed away, Gaz said, "Hey, Zim? Dib?"

"Hm?" We asked, not letting go.

"Why not go to your secret place, just for one last time?" She suggested.

We looked at her and then at us and nodded.

"Good, take care of Dib for me, Zim," She said with a sad smile after Gir gave Dib his drawing.

As soon as they left, I quickly unplugged Dib's tubes connecting to him and carried with my PAK legs.

I carried him and found how light he was.

'Damn, stupid human technology for not figuring it out soon,' I thought as soon as we reached our destination.

I sat Dib down, and we looked up at the sky.

The stars were falling, but I knew that it was just a 'Me-Te-Ro' shower.

Dib still held Gir's drawing before showing it to me.

It had all of us together with 'HaPpY FaMilY' written.

I laughed lightly before looking at Dib.

"Zim?" I heard him say my name.

"Yes, Dib-thing?" I asked.

He chuckles after the nickname and said, "While I was waiting for you, I never gave up hope. I know that hope is something that we humans believe, but... you can say that I was hopefully waiting for you to come."

He smiles before resting on my lap.

"I love you," He said for a second time, and, without hesitation, I replied, "I love you too."

We stayed like this, Dib resting on my lap, with his eyes closed again, me holding the paper while I look up, and none of us speaking.

However, as time did pass, I felt Dib's hand on mine.

"Love you, Zim..." He mumbled lastly before smiling.

I know what it meant, and I hugged him tightly with tears quickly falling.

I tried to hold in, but I couldn't stop feeling so guilty as well as sad.

And after that, I knew that he indeed died while resting in my arms.

"I'm sorry for not coming back sooner, just please don't go!" I shouted, but I knew that it was too late.

"Please..."