*fights off lawyers with rubber chicken* BACK! BACK, YE FIENDS! I DON'T OWN ANY JOHEN VASQUEZ CHARACTERS! BACK, I SAY!!!


BEHIND THE SCENES OF IZ (on Halloween) CHAPTER 2:

Everybody is now ready to begin filming a scene from the current show; Nanozim. (I had to use a show that I knew inside out, so I didn't use one of the new eppies. Sorry!) People are just getting in place for the cafeteria scene. The camera is panning over the skool children taking their places, then it focuses on Dib, Zim, and Gir who are huddled in the corner.

Kat23a: Hmm...I wonder what they're doing...

The camera comes closer to them, and it's pretty obvious that Kat23a is sneaking up behind their group and hiding behind a pile of cables a few feet away from them. The view zooms in, and voices can be heard.

Dib: So, Zim, you've never heard of Halloween before?

Zim: Uh, ah, of course I've heard of Hall-of-weeds! I go there every summer! ^_^*

Gir: I wanna make a cake!

Dib: No, ZIM, not Hall-of-weeds. Halloween! The one night that all the evil spirits of Earth come forth to wreak their vengeance on all living things!

Gir: With tuna!

Zim: O-o...(fakes a laugh) Well, that sounds like just the thing that you pitiful earth monkeys would be scared of. Evil spirits! Hah! Hahahahahahaha! . . . . .By the way, why are you asking me this?

Dib: Oh, nothing. Just that Halloween is TONIGHT. And, since you were in your dressing room for the past two and ½ hours boring the reporter with your life story-

Gir: Tuuuuuuuunaaaaaa!

Zim: I WAS NOT BORING HER! She was very interested. In fact, I think that they will leave you out of the story altogether, and just focus on my amazing life history and the inevitability of my conquest of Earth.

Gir runs off in search of tuna cake.

Dib: HAH! I knew that you were REALLY trying to take over the Earth, instead of just pretending to in a TV show! But that's beside the point, ZIM.

Zim: And what exactly IS the point, DIB?

Dib: The point is that since you delayed the filming of this episode, we now will not be able to finish before nightfall. In fact, we will have to film until MIDNIGHT, when the evil spirits are at their most powerful!

Zim: Humph. Well, this has been a most enlightening experience, Dib, but I really must leave you pitiful monkeys to your pitiful Hallowheat with your pitiful superstitions.

Zim begins to walk off, proudly and looking unafraid.

Dib: It's called HALLOWEEN, Zim, and for your information, sunset is in only half an hour.

The last three words, "half an hour," suddenly begin to echo ominously...

Ominous echoes: Half an hour, half an hour, half an hour....

Zim looks startled at this, and looks around warily. Then, he shakes it off and begins to march away again. He keeps on looking around, though. The camera turns from Zim to zoom in on Dib, who suddenly has scary shadows on his face and an evil grin.

Dib: (grinning evilly) It starts...

Dib walks in the same direction as Zim went, but more slowly. The camera whirls around to show Kat23a's face staring directly into the lens.

Kat23a: That...was creepy.

The camera whirls back and begins to follow the direction Zim and Dib have taken. Zim goes off to prepare for the nanoship scene and Dib sits down at a cafeteria table, which already hold two trays of ?food? and Gaz, who is absorbed in her Gameslave, as usual. Everybody is ready for the scence to begin...

Insane Director Dude: ALRIGHT! EVERYBODEEEE! PLACES! PLACES! (ignores the fact that everybody is in their places) LIGHTS! CAMOOORA! ACTIONNNNNNNN!

The scene begins. Dib begins gloating to an annoyed Gaz about his newfound photographic proof of Zim's alien-ness. Next comes the part where Dib is supposed to take a bite of food which has Zim in his nanoship in it. Dib reaches down, not looking at what he's scooping up, and eats a spoonful. Suddenly...

Dib: (turning green and spitting food all over the place) AAAAAACK! WHAT IS THIS?!

Gaz: AAUGH! I was two points away from the high score! You, sir, are doomed.

Insane Director Dude: CUT! CUUUUUUUT! WHY DOES THIS ALL HAPPEN TO MEEEEE?

Dib: You didn't have to eat that...whatever it was.

Gir: (popping up from under the table) Awwww...you ate my tuna cake.

Dib: Tuna...cake?

Gir: Yeah! Mr. Dead Roach really liked it! I put him on top!

Dib: Dead...roach? I don't see any dead roach!

Gir: (pointing at the spot where Dib had scooped up some) There he is! I see half of him right there!

Dib turned even greener, then ran off the set with his hand over his mouth. Zim, who was watching it all from the side, started laughing.

Zim: Muahahahaha! Your human Halloween is only affecting YOU so far, Dib! Gir! Come over here! I need help getting the micrimbolator tuned to the lactonscope.

Gir: (going red-mode) Yes, sir!

The camera shows both of them going off the set in the direction of the Nanoship. The other skool children settle down and begin talking. The insane director dude is banging his head against a wall. The camera pans back to Gaz, who is starting another game. The camera approaches her.

Kat23a: What game are you playing?

Gaz: Vampire piggie hunters.

Kat23a: Dude! Did you get past the flesh-eating chipmunk?

Gaz: Piece of cake.

Several minutes in which nothing happens pass.

Kat23a: So...DO you actually ever do anything to doom Dib after he interrupts your games?

Gaz: I was planning on putting poisonous spiders in his bed, but I think the tuna-and-roach cake was doom enough. Now go away. You're interrupting my game.

Kat23a backs away slowly. The camera pans back over the crowd. Nothing is happening. The camera starts moving away in the direction that Dib ran away in. The screen finally stops at a restroom with "Men" on the door. Gagging sounds are heard within.

Kat23a: Dib? You okay?

Dib: HAAAAACK!

Kat23a: Uh, Dib? Should I call someone to help?

Dib: (from inside) *spit* No, no, I'm okay. *spit, spit* I'll be out in a few minutes. It was just a piece of bad luck.

Kat23a: Ok, I'm gonna go turn this camera off until everybody's ready again.

Dib: *SPIIIT, spit, spit*

Screen goes dark. Next, the screen goes fuzzy, then pops into focus, showing a view of the worn black sneakers.

Kat23a: Wow, I'm getting better at this. Ok, for anyone who's going to listen to this documentary, about fifteen minutes have passed. Everyone's ready to begin the scene again. Here we go!

The camera whirls up to show everybody in their places yet again. Zim and Gir seemed to have finished their repairs, and are watching this on the sidelines.

Insane Director Dude: PLACES, EVERYOOOONE! (Ignores the fact that all except Dib have been in their places for the last fifteen minutes) LIIIIIIIIIIGHTS! CAMERAAAAA! ActioooOOOOOOOON!

The scene begins again, just as it did in the first place. Dib begins ranting to Gaz, who couldn't care less. He just had finished saying that he was going to send the pictures to Mysterious Mysteries when there was a loud creaking sound from overhead. Everyone looked up, and then started screaming and running. The camera whirled up, and showed that one of the giant floodlights directly over the cafeteria set was coming loose. The camera caught a quick glimpse of a tall, dark shadow running away, and then the light crashed down to the set. Luckily, everyone was out of the way.

Everyone Within 25 Yards of the Crash: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Insane Director Dude: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

A huge cloud of dirt and rubble swept over the scene, and there was a moment of silence. Then, everybody began talking at once. The camera surveyed the scene, then zoomed in on Zim, who was standing with his mouth open in shock. Gir had found a shiny piece of glass and was playing with it. Dib approached them.

Kat23a: Hmmm, I wonder what he's gonna say...

The camera moves closer to them, and once again it is apparent that Kat23a is trying to sneak up on them. The camera stops behind some fake trees and the lens peeks through the leaves.

Dib: Well, Zim, what do you have to say about Halloween NOW?

Zim: That was just a freak accident. Why, last week, a potted palm fell down on top of Keef.

Dib: You pushed it on top of him!

Zim: Whatever. It could have happened anytime.

Dib: But it had to happen right NOW. Did you know what time it was when that light fell, Zim?

Zim: No, and it doesn't matter.

Dib: (evil grin and creepy shadows are back) Oh, but it DOES, Zim. You see, I looked at my watch right before that light fell. It was 6:31 right then. THAT means that the light fell at precisely 6:32, which is the exact moment of sunset!

Zim glares at Dib for a moment, unable to think of a comeback. He is about to say something when the Insane Director Dude speaks up.

Insane Director Dude: EVERYBODEEEE! THIS IS ONLEE A MINOR SETBACK! WE WILL COMPLEEEETE THIS EPISODE TONIIIIIIIIGHT! WE WILL COMPLEEEETE IT EVEN IF I HAVE TO KEEP YOU HEEEERE UNTEEL TOMORROW!!!! (multiple groans are heard from everyone) SOOOO, ALL YOU JUVENILLESSSS IN ZE CAST, PLEEEESE CALL YOUR PARENTS AND TELL THEM THAT WEEEE WIIIIILLLL BE LATE TONIGHT! (a lot more groaning is heard at this. Insane Director Dude notices it.) HOWEVERRRR, BEING AS I AM KIND AND THOUGHTFULLL, I WEEEEL ORDER TAKEOUT PIZZAAA FOR EVERYONE!!! (cheering is heard from all human members of the cast [and Gir]. Zim turns slightly red, which is probably the Irken equivalent of turning green) SO! EVEREEEONE! GO TO GLOOORIA IN THE CORNER (a brown-skinned woman wearing blue jeans and a Z? shirt waves a hand) ANNNND SHEE WILL TAKE YOUR ORRRRDERRRR.

There is a mass stampede to the corner. The camera is still behind the fake tree next to Zim. Gir and Dib have joined the pizza stampede.

Zim: Cheesy...greasy....smacking...lippy....sounds....NOOOOOOO!
Kat23a: Hmmm...by everyone, I wonder if he meant hungry reporters, too? Maybe I can just pretend that I'm a member of the cast...

The camera is set down next to the tree, facing the mob around Gloria. A "Channel 3 News" hat is placed down next to it, along with the press pass and the notebook. Kat23a is seen running toward the mob. There are a few minutes of taping this mob, which by now is resembling a mosh pit, with some people trying to limp their way out, and others are attempting to crowdsurf to Gloria (who has completely disappeared). Then, a squeaking noise is heard, along with a familiar voice...

Gir: Oooooo...the scary monkey show maker.

The camera is picked up, rather shakily. It is still not too far from the ground.

Gir: Looky! Monkey show clothes!

A small black paw is shown picking up the cap and the press pass.

Gir: Wheeeee! I'm dancin' like a mon-kay!

The camera jumps all over the place for several minutes, then begins to bounce towards a dim, messy hallway. Gir can be heard humming something about pizza in the background as he goes into the hallway. Several switches and fuseboxes can be seen lining the walls. There is one box, towards the end of the hallways, that has several brightly colored buttons on it.

Gir: OOOooooo! Buttons!

The camera bounces towards the buttons when footsteps can be heard behind Gir. The camera turns towards the noise but suddenly there is the sound of a switch being thrown, and all the lights go off, both in the hallway and in the main room. There are faint screams from the direction of the mob in the main room.

Gir: Hey! I didn't do that!

The footsteps get closer.

Gir: Master? Is that you? Mas-

Gir's voice is suddenly cut off, and the camera drops to the ground. The footsteps hurry away, and for several minutes there is nothing but the sound of people trying to figure out how to turn the lights back on. Someone eventually found an emergency light switch, and the lights go on, revealing the camera is taping the empty hallway on it's side. At the end of the hall, people can be seen running around. Random shouts are heard, including Kat23a's voice asking if anyone knew where her camera was. A large shape, followed by several others, enters the hallway.

Random Janitor Guy: Jus' relax. Musta busted a fuse or sumthin'. The controls are down this hallway. I'll see what happened.

The shape gets closer, fumbling on the walls. He flipped a switch and all the lights went back to their full brightness.

Random Janitor Guy: Huh. Some yahoo musta been playing with the switches. They ain't busted, just turned off.

Zim (who was with the group following Random Janitor Guy): It was probably Gir. Where IS he, anyways?

Kat23a (who was also with the group): Hey! What's that down at the end of the hall?

A smaller figure pushes it's way past the larger figure and kneels down beside the camera.

Kat23a: Dib's...I mean, my camera! And my press pass and hat! What are they doing down here? And what's.....

Zim: What's WHAT?

The camera is picked up, and films what is left on the ground: the "Channel 3 News" hat, Kat23a's press pass, and a small, badly torn green dog costume.

Zim: Wha...No! NOOOOOOOOOOO! GIR! WHERE ARE YOU, GIR? I DEMAND YOU COME HERE RIGHT NOW! GIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRR!

Dib (who also tagged along): (quietly and solemnly) What do you think of my Halloween stories NOW, Zim?





Whooo! Ok, I can't help leaving cliffhangers at the end of my chapters. And for those who do not like chapter stories, I totally agree with you. I'd rather read the whole story at once. But, since this was my first fanfic, I wanted to put out each section of the story as I typed it, instead of finishing it in a few days and putting it all out at once. PLEEEESE RESPOND! I don't care about flames, I just want your opinion. The next chapter should be out about Tuesday or Wednesday, since my Mondays are pretty well booked. RESPOND! EVEN IF YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY, RESPOND! I just want to see how many people actually read my story.