My first horror fic, wooo! Warning: This fic contains pretty violent images and gore and all that icky stuff, so if you don't like that, RUN! RUN LIKE THE WINNNDDD! Please enjoy, and R&R! ^^

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Dib and Zim stared up at the broken down house in front of them, it's shadow cast over the ground. It was a very old house, it was pretty big, a few stories high. Its shutters were falling off, boards nailed across the windows and doors. Zim gulped. Dib looked over at him and smirked.

"Not scared, are you?"

"N-no..of coarse not, are you?

"Naw..."

Zim couldn't believe he had ever agreed to do this. Stupid Dib.....he's the one that got them into this problem, him and his paranormal obsession....

Zim and Dib had been sitting around a campfire with 4 other guys; they were all toasting marshmallows and laughing. They had been having a great time until.....

"Hey Dib," Said one of the boys, "I hear your pretty into the paranormal..."

Dib's eyes lit up; he saw this as an opportunity to boast. "Yes, as matter of fact I know a lot about it..." Zim rolled his eyes.

"Well....how about a test?"

"Of coarse."

"You see that house, just up on the hill, past the forest?" The boy pointed and the others looked where he was indicating. "It's the Kellington place, we all call it the Killington place, no one has ever come out.." Dib laughed on the inside, he had heard these stories, all myths, he had yet to see a real haunted house."

"What about it?" He said.

"Well, I dare you, to go and spend the whole night there, Mak will go with you, and stand guard, to make sure you stay the whole night."

Mak gulped, he didn't want to do to this either obviously.

Dib stood up and looked at his watch, it was only 8 PM, "alright, I'm not scared, in fact, Zim will go with me!"

Zim stumbled backwards off the log he was sitting on and yelled, "What?! Are you crazy?!"

"Not scared, are you?"

Dib had hit a soft spot, Zim was an Irkan Invader, he wasn't supposed to be scared at all. "No, not at all." Oh how Dib would pay after this was over....

"That settles it then!" and the three of them set off for the woods. The boy who had dared them pulled Mak over and whispered something in his ear...

"Just go up there, lock the doors, and then come right back, they won't be making it out anyways..."

Mak nodded, relived.

Zim sighed, he really didn't want to do this.

"Come on you guys." Mak said, stepping ahead of them. Dib and Zim followed, taking in their surroundings. They got to the door and Mak set down their things.

"Here ya go." He said, sitting down on the grass, "I'll be here if ya need me." Dib and Zim picked up their things and slowly opened the door, and went inside. Dib was hit with a feeling of absolute darkness and horror, it was a hot feeling, like walking into hell suddenly. Zim was hit with the exact opposite, it felt as if all his insides has been turned to ice. He wrapped his arms around himself and shivered.

"What's with you?" Dib asked.

"Cold..."

"Your crazy..." Dib took off his trench coat and fanned himself. Zim picked up his trench coat and put it on, still shivering. Dib glared at him, but didn't object. Dib walked around the room surveying the area. They were in a living room, the whole place was covered in dust, and the furniture had rotting sheets thrown over them. Cobwebs dominated the corners and the paint on the walls was peeling badly. Dib started to go through one of the doors when Zim spoke up.

"Where are you going?"

"Exploring, do you want to come with me."

Zim felt that cold feeling rush over him again, "No." What the...? Zim hadn't ment to say that, he wanted to say 'Yes, I don't want to be alone.' But the word 'No' had gotten out first. Before Zim could change what he said, Dib went out the door, and was gone. Zim pulled the trench coat tighter around him and set of after Dib. He ended up in a corridor of about 20 doors or so. He had no idea where Dib had gone. This was gonna be hopeless...He chose the first door and stepped inside, he was in a bathroom, not a very clean one at that, there were roaches all over the place, and the mirror was cracked. He stepped in front of the mirror, but didn't know why. He suddenly heard a voice chanting..

"Bloody Mary......Bloody Mary....Bloody Mary....Bloody Mary." It got louder and louder, then Zim realized he was the one saying it.

Dib was strangely drawn to this room, it was bedroom, a girls by the looks of it. Stuffed animals were lined up against the wall and in the corner. The walls were a soft pink. He pulled the cover off the twin bed to reveal light blue blankets and soft velvety pillows. He lay down on the bed, it was soft. He grabbed a pillow and hugged it, rubbing its cloth against his cheek. He didn't noticed that the stuffed animals against the wall were slowly starting to move forwards. Then Dib heard something...

"YAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

"Zim....." Dib got off the bed and ran out, he stopped short at the door though and looked behind him. He could have sworn that bear was farther away from the bed....Oh well. Dib ran out and heard crying from the first room on the right. He opened the door and rushed in. Zim was huddled in the corner crying and sobbing loudly. Dib knelt next to him, feeling concern for the little green alien.

"Zim what happened..?"

Zim raised his head to face Dib and he gasped. Zim's face was covered in blood, blood was running down his arms where his wrists had been gashed. There were 2 large slashes going from his forehead to his chin.

"Oh Zim....how did this happen...."

Zim only pointed to the mirror. Dib looked where he was pointing and stared. Blood was dripping down through the cracks and onto the sink and floor.