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Ztarlight: So where's GirChic?

The Slayer: hanging out with Gir, why?

Ztarlight: Well who is gonna say you don't own Invader Zim?

The Slayer: Well you have done a pretty good job.

Ztarlight: So what do ya wanna do now?

The Slayer: Read the final chapter?

Ztarlight: Sounds good...



LIFE



Chapter Five: "Am I Dead Or Alive?"

Dib, dragged himself into the car with Gaz and his father as they headed for one of the most depressing place on the face the Earth...

It was a waste of time spying on Zim the night before, all he did was sit there on the sofa staring miserably at the floor. He hadn't even bothered taking off his disguise.

Dib flipped back from those strange sights he saw spying on the alien and turned his sights back on more important matters as the car slowed down and turned off and came to a complete stop in front of the entrance to the Cemetery.

The small family piled out of the car and headed to where their loved one was buried.

Gaz, placed half the bunch of roses on their mother's grave. She sniffed wiping away a few salty beads of moisture from her reddened checks, but then she did something that confused Dib a great deal. She dropped the second half of the roses on a new grave beside their mother's, Gaz then whispered something and she turned away from the two graves and abruptly made her way back to the car.

The curiosity got the better of Dib and he causally strolled over to the second grave, but what he saw made his stomached twist into tight knots and his heart jump up into his throat. The head stone read: In loving memory of Dib Membrane, loving son of Victor Membrane, dearly loved brother of Gaz Membrane. You will always be held dearly close to our hearts, Rest In Peace you are with your mother now.

Dib staggered back not wanting to believe what he was seeing, but he was seeing it there was no doubt about that and as the realization set in everything made sense. A

sudden pain of sadness flushed over him as he turned tail to run but hit something hard, losing all balance, time seemed to speed up now everything was racing before him as a salty wetness spilled over his checks he looked up to see what he had run into.

"Mr Brown?" Dib question as everything was fading around him so was Mr Brown.

"My child you must not fear death, your time will come..." Mr Brown voice started to become faint and the brown haired man seemed to fade away as the thunder rumbled and icy rain started falling from the heavens above.

"No wait Mr Brown! Wait! What do you mean?!" Dib cried out desperately and trying to fight away the tears of sadness, fear and frustration.

Dib got to his feet Gaz and his father were no where in sight and as the thunder rolled again he started to sob harder.

"Dib....Dib....Dib...." a soft but familiar voice called out to him and even though the rain pelted down even harder the voice was clear as day. He turned around to see someone he had longed to see for ten long years.

"Mummy?" Dib sniffed.

The violet haired lady beamed back at him, she wore a long white robe, she bent down a scooped up her son.

"Mummy!" Dib was all he could manage to choke out as he hugged his mother and snuggled into her warm embrace, now he cried with tears of joy.

This one moment seemed to last a lifetime but all of a sudden the young lady placed Dib back to the ground, she crouched down leave as she ran her hand through his tangles of messed jet black hair. She appeared to be crying too, her deep blue eyes held a mixture of love, joy and regret?

"I've missed you mummy," Dib sobbed into his mother's soft shoulder, it felt just like the last time he had rested his head on her.

"I've missed you too," her voice seemed to be soft yet shaky, "Now you must go."

"WHAT?!" Dib cried, his voice reaching a new pitch he never knew he could get, "But mum..."

His mother's yielding fingertips upon his tempering lips silenced Dib.

"Sshhh..." She hushed him, "It's not your time."

"But..." Dib started again, but he was soon interrupted as his mother stood up from her position giving Dib one last hug and kiss before standing back and she started to fade away from sight.

"MUMMY!!!" Dib now screamed over the thunder and lightening, "MUMMY, DON'T GO!! MUMMY!!"

His mother's face was filled with despair and love, her voice barely over a whisper, "I love you Dib, I'll always be with you even if you can't see me, I've always been with you. Good-bye baby..."

"NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO!!!" Dib's tears now in full stream as he fell to his knees and watched his mother fade from existence.

Her voice still lingered in the air calling his name they seemed to become louder.

"Dib...Dib....Dib...."

The voice appeared to be changing and he now silence seemed to engulf him and there was no rain anymore. He looked up just as a bright white light engulfed all in existence and he was blinded. The voice now becoming more recognizable and clearer.

"DIB!...DIB!...DIB!!!"

Dib sat up abruptly, the bright sunlight dazing him a tad. He focused on the blurred figures in front of him, why was his head so heavy and painful?

"Dib! Get to the nurses office right away," the icy, only to recognizable voice ordered.

"Ms Bitters?" Dib questioned, now quite confused.

Now as everything came back into focus he found himself sitting upon the pavement next to a fallen tree branch and a few inquisitive students watching gawking at him.

"Wha, what happened?" groaned Dib rubbing a sore spot on his head.

"Don't you remember? You were standing under that tree and the branch broke and hit you on your head," Gaz's voice came drifting through the haze in his head.

"GAZ!!" Dib jumped up, "You see me?"

Gaz, looked up from her game slave for a split moment giving Dib 'Your crazier than I thought' look.

"Then that means that I'm alive!!!" Dib pranced over to his sister and hugged her tightly.

"AARGG! GET OFF ME DIB!!" Gaz snorted.

"Then everything that happened was all a dream?" Dib asked himself, "Even mum..."

"Come on Dib, lets get you to the nurse, before you hurt yourself," Gaz stated bluntly and dragged her joy filled brother to the nurses office.

"Have a nice nap Dib?" smirked Zim as the siblings approached to the stair way that lead up to the building.

But Zim wasn't greeted by the usual death glare from Dib, but a huge grin. Gaz continued on past Zim ignoring him completely, but Dib stopped and studied Zim for a few seconds.

"Hey, why are you looking at me that way?" Zim frowned, now feeling uneasy about the Dib-human's joyful grin.

And all of a sudden Zim was pulled into a sudden and brief hug.

"ARGG!! WHAT evil are you trying to infect me with?" Zim pulled away from the over excided Dib.

"I'm alive joy to the world!!" was all Dib said and ran off to catch up with his sister.

Once Dib was through the doors of the skool, Dib stopped suddenly as realization set in.

"I 'HUGGED' Zim!! ARK!!"


The End


Ztarlight: Hee, hee, Dib hugged Zim ^-^

The Slayer: You know I would be killed by both of them for writing that!

Ztarlight: That's ssoo cute!!

The Slayer: Well what did ya think? And look this disclaimer is SHORT!

Ztarlight: Review peoples!!!