A/N: Wow, talk about resurrecting the dead. Yes it's a second part to Enemy Mine. I don't know how long it will be I'm really just winging it here.
Enemy Mine: Strength
He took a cautious step into the room. Everyone was staring at him. He didn't like large groups. He was used to just him and his Uncle. Not all these people.
They murmured to each other.
"It's alright Zeeg." His Uncle said putting a comforting hand on his slight shoulder. "They're friends."
One of the people knelt down in front of Zeeg. It had taken a bit of time but he was now able to recognize her as a female Human. "Hello Zeeg." She took one of his little hands into hers. "My name is Gaz. I'm your Aunt."
Zeeg pulled his hand out of her grip and hugged his Uncle tightly. This was terrifying.
She looked sad and stood back up.
Dib stroked Zeegs' head trying to make him at ease. "Zeeg, she's family. She's my sister. You share blood with her."
Zeeg loosened his hold a little and peeked at Gaz. But he immediately turned away when she met his solid amber eyes.
"Maybe it's too soon." Dib said picking up his son.
Zeeg whimpered and curled up against him.
Gaz nodded. She turned to the three others who had been in the room. "Leave."
They exited the room closing the door behind them.
Dib set Zeeg in a chair and put a small blanket around him. He didn't leave his side.
"Dib. You were gone for a long time. I'm glad your back, but what happened?" Gaz asked.
"I made a deal with someone. The Empire is going to experience a slave rebellion." He said not looking up from the little green child.
"Are you sure?"
He nodded. "Gaz I need to take him somewhere." He finally looked up.
"Where? This is the safest."
"No. Not for safety. He needs to know something. He needs to know his gemo."
"You're going to Zims' place then."
"Yes."
"Dib it was leveled in the first wave. We found a way into the lower part but we can't get it open. It would be."
Again he interrupted her. "I have to. Ghent hiesh vlo!" He clamped a hand over his mouth. "I'm sorry. I don't know why, I just can't stop doing that." He picked Zeeg back up. "How bad is it out in the open?"
"The area where Zims' lab is at is empty. No one should see you."
"I'll be back."
Gaz watched him leave and shut the door. "You said that before you disappeared."
* * *
"Uncle where are we going?" Zeeg asked. They were alone in the hall. He felt much better with just his Uncle.
"Somewhere that Zim used to live." Dib said. He stopped at the exit of the base. "It's night out Zeeg, the sky won't seem so bad this time."
Zeeg shivered. The sky was so big. He was used to the dark overhang of the cavern. The bright blue of the day sky scared him.
He opened the door and held Zeegs' hand as they went out.
Dib looked up. The streetlights were all dead and there was not a cloud in the sky. The stars were beautiful.
Zeeg looked up. He could tell there was nothing above him but the darkness made it better. The points of light looked so delicate to him.
He remembered when his Uncle told him about stars. He had tried to show them to him with a piece of cloth he had poked holes into. He had held it in front of a fire letting the dots glow against the dark.
Until now Zeeg hadn't been able to understand what his Uncle had meant.
They walked for a long time. Ducking for cover when a Voot cruiser hummed over them. It hadn't stopped so they continued.
Finally Dib stopped and glanced around. "This is it."
Zeeg looked to where his Uncle was staring. It was a pile of rubble surrounded by more rubble.
Dib began to pick his way through what had once been Zims' house. He remembered the bizarre architecture of it. The strange things that had been on the walls. He found the shattered remains of the toilet that had been in the kitchen.
Zeeg had followed him. His stubby antenna wiggled a little as he searched the pieces. He came across a small panel in the floor and touched it. His hands were bare since he never wore gloves unless it was cold.
A light came on in the panel. A voice recording that was heavily degraded hacked out 'DNA match confirmed' and the floor under him started to descend. "Uncle!"
Dib looked up and bolted to Zeeg. He leapt down into the pad putting his arms around Zeeg for protection.
"It's one of the access tubes." Dib said aloud. He let go of Zeeg. "How did you?" He paused.
Zeeg blinked. "I don't know."
The decent stopped. They were in the middle of a still working computer system.
"It's just as I remember it." Dib said running a hand over a terminal that had collected amazingly no dust.
The sound of little feet echoed to his left.
Zeeg turned to the sound. "Uncle. We are not alone."
Dib stood up as straight as he could. "Hello?"
A small silver form clattered out of the shadows and tackled Dib knocking him over. "HI!" The little SIR unit chirped. "Did you bring master back?"
Dib shook his head. "Gir?"
"Yeeeees?" Gir drawled.
"You're functioning? After all this time?"
The top of Girs' head came open spitting out a rubber moose. "Yes!" He said one eye getting larger than the other.
Gir suddenly turned to Zeeg and waddled over. "Hello! You look like Master only you don't." He squeaked the moose.
Zeeg took half a step back and sort of cringed.
Gir then looked around. "Where is Master?"
Dib stood up. "Gir. Master went away. He won't be coming back, and he's very sorry."
Zim had told Dib about the little android. How child-like he was. He knew it would kill Gir to know his Master was dead.
"This is Zeeg. Zims' son." He continued motioning to Zeeg.
"Ohhhh..." Gir said squeaking the moose again. "But. Why will Master not come back?"
"He can't Gir. But he wants you to take care of Zeeg for him. He wants Zeeg to be your new Master." Dib said. He hoped Zim would have actually said that. He never mentioned Gir beyond that one explanation.
Gir thought a moment. Well longer than a moment as the new information was processed. "Okay! Gir reporting for duty sir!" Gir said turning red for a moment. He then turned blue, squeaked the moose and gave it to Zeeg giggling madly.
Zeeg took the moose and patted Gir on the head.
Dib smiled, he knew Zim would have wanted this. Somewhere under that ego and anger, he had wanted this.
Enemy Mine: Strength
He took a cautious step into the room. Everyone was staring at him. He didn't like large groups. He was used to just him and his Uncle. Not all these people.
They murmured to each other.
"It's alright Zeeg." His Uncle said putting a comforting hand on his slight shoulder. "They're friends."
One of the people knelt down in front of Zeeg. It had taken a bit of time but he was now able to recognize her as a female Human. "Hello Zeeg." She took one of his little hands into hers. "My name is Gaz. I'm your Aunt."
Zeeg pulled his hand out of her grip and hugged his Uncle tightly. This was terrifying.
She looked sad and stood back up.
Dib stroked Zeegs' head trying to make him at ease. "Zeeg, she's family. She's my sister. You share blood with her."
Zeeg loosened his hold a little and peeked at Gaz. But he immediately turned away when she met his solid amber eyes.
"Maybe it's too soon." Dib said picking up his son.
Zeeg whimpered and curled up against him.
Gaz nodded. She turned to the three others who had been in the room. "Leave."
They exited the room closing the door behind them.
Dib set Zeeg in a chair and put a small blanket around him. He didn't leave his side.
"Dib. You were gone for a long time. I'm glad your back, but what happened?" Gaz asked.
"I made a deal with someone. The Empire is going to experience a slave rebellion." He said not looking up from the little green child.
"Are you sure?"
He nodded. "Gaz I need to take him somewhere." He finally looked up.
"Where? This is the safest."
"No. Not for safety. He needs to know something. He needs to know his gemo."
"You're going to Zims' place then."
"Yes."
"Dib it was leveled in the first wave. We found a way into the lower part but we can't get it open. It would be."
Again he interrupted her. "I have to. Ghent hiesh vlo!" He clamped a hand over his mouth. "I'm sorry. I don't know why, I just can't stop doing that." He picked Zeeg back up. "How bad is it out in the open?"
"The area where Zims' lab is at is empty. No one should see you."
"I'll be back."
Gaz watched him leave and shut the door. "You said that before you disappeared."
* * *
"Uncle where are we going?" Zeeg asked. They were alone in the hall. He felt much better with just his Uncle.
"Somewhere that Zim used to live." Dib said. He stopped at the exit of the base. "It's night out Zeeg, the sky won't seem so bad this time."
Zeeg shivered. The sky was so big. He was used to the dark overhang of the cavern. The bright blue of the day sky scared him.
He opened the door and held Zeegs' hand as they went out.
Dib looked up. The streetlights were all dead and there was not a cloud in the sky. The stars were beautiful.
Zeeg looked up. He could tell there was nothing above him but the darkness made it better. The points of light looked so delicate to him.
He remembered when his Uncle told him about stars. He had tried to show them to him with a piece of cloth he had poked holes into. He had held it in front of a fire letting the dots glow against the dark.
Until now Zeeg hadn't been able to understand what his Uncle had meant.
They walked for a long time. Ducking for cover when a Voot cruiser hummed over them. It hadn't stopped so they continued.
Finally Dib stopped and glanced around. "This is it."
Zeeg looked to where his Uncle was staring. It was a pile of rubble surrounded by more rubble.
Dib began to pick his way through what had once been Zims' house. He remembered the bizarre architecture of it. The strange things that had been on the walls. He found the shattered remains of the toilet that had been in the kitchen.
Zeeg had followed him. His stubby antenna wiggled a little as he searched the pieces. He came across a small panel in the floor and touched it. His hands were bare since he never wore gloves unless it was cold.
A light came on in the panel. A voice recording that was heavily degraded hacked out 'DNA match confirmed' and the floor under him started to descend. "Uncle!"
Dib looked up and bolted to Zeeg. He leapt down into the pad putting his arms around Zeeg for protection.
"It's one of the access tubes." Dib said aloud. He let go of Zeeg. "How did you?" He paused.
Zeeg blinked. "I don't know."
The decent stopped. They were in the middle of a still working computer system.
"It's just as I remember it." Dib said running a hand over a terminal that had collected amazingly no dust.
The sound of little feet echoed to his left.
Zeeg turned to the sound. "Uncle. We are not alone."
Dib stood up as straight as he could. "Hello?"
A small silver form clattered out of the shadows and tackled Dib knocking him over. "HI!" The little SIR unit chirped. "Did you bring master back?"
Dib shook his head. "Gir?"
"Yeeeees?" Gir drawled.
"You're functioning? After all this time?"
The top of Girs' head came open spitting out a rubber moose. "Yes!" He said one eye getting larger than the other.
Gir suddenly turned to Zeeg and waddled over. "Hello! You look like Master only you don't." He squeaked the moose.
Zeeg took half a step back and sort of cringed.
Gir then looked around. "Where is Master?"
Dib stood up. "Gir. Master went away. He won't be coming back, and he's very sorry."
Zim had told Dib about the little android. How child-like he was. He knew it would kill Gir to know his Master was dead.
"This is Zeeg. Zims' son." He continued motioning to Zeeg.
"Ohhhh..." Gir said squeaking the moose again. "But. Why will Master not come back?"
"He can't Gir. But he wants you to take care of Zeeg for him. He wants Zeeg to be your new Master." Dib said. He hoped Zim would have actually said that. He never mentioned Gir beyond that one explanation.
Gir thought a moment. Well longer than a moment as the new information was processed. "Okay! Gir reporting for duty sir!" Gir said turning red for a moment. He then turned blue, squeaked the moose and gave it to Zeeg giggling madly.
Zeeg took the moose and patted Gir on the head.
Dib smiled, he knew Zim would have wanted this. Somewhere under that ego and anger, he had wanted this.