If Only It Were True
By: Kari T.
Chapter 4
"So you like nice guys?" Zim asked.
"Well yeah... Don't you think it would be better to have universal peace, rather than universal hatred?" She looked at Zim, who just stared at her, "OK, so maybe you don't agree... but that's my opinion." They reached Bernadette's house, she walked through the gate, "I just wish everyone else felt the same way."
Zim watched her walk into the small blue colored home, he stood there for a while, then said to himself, "I guess she'll never fall for a guy like me then..." he walked down the street towards his house. Yes it was true, Zim had a crush on Bernadette, just like Dib had.
The next day, Dib sat on the couch watching reruns of "Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery". He kept thinking about what happened the other afternoon. It was eating him up, why did she run like that? Does she now hate him? Maybe if he waited just a little longer, Bernadette wouldn't have ran away like that. But it was over and done with, there was no turning back time to change things, or was there?
Dib rushed to his dad's lab. He quickly uncovered a large machine, labeled "Membrane's Time Machine". He stepped in it, set the date, hour, and place, and pushed the "Go" button. There was a flash, and the machine, and Dib were gone. Shortly after, Gaz came down the stairs, holding a portable phone, "Dib, Bernadette's on the phone and she wants to know if you would like to-- He's not in here... hmm,"Gaz said looking around the lab, she then spoke into the phone, "Sorry Bernadette, he's not here..."
Dib popped up in his room, and found his past self laying in bed, "Get up!" Dib shouted. He watched as he saw his past self become startled, and fell out of bed, "What's going on!" cried the past Dib.
"I've come from the future! From just tomorrow! Listen, you love Bernadette right?"
"Yes, of course!"
"What ever you do, do not bring up the subject of love today."
"What will happen?"
"Just don't! OK?"
"Well, all right."
"Good!" Dib rushed back into the time machine, "Remember! Don't mention love!" And with that, the time machine was gone.
Dib then returned to present time, praying that what he had just did worked. So then he and Bernadette would be friends, and he would get a second chance, so he can be Bernadette's love, and she could be his.
The next day at skool, Dib walked over to Bernadette during recess, "So, yesterday? It was good, yes?"
"What? Oh, yes Zim was great."
"Zim? What are you talking about?" Dib asked confused.
"Remember? When we were walking home, we ran into Zim. We thought he was up to something evil, but it turned out he just wanted to talk to us..."
"What?"
"And then, Zim confessed to me that he had a crush on me."
"WHAT?!"
"And then he asked me if I wanted to go to the Ice Cream Parlor... we went, and it was great!"
"OK, let me get this straight... you and Zim are--"
"Bernadette!" Zim called from across the black top.
"Oh, I gotta go Dib! I promised Zim I'd help him with his homework!" Bernadette said cheerfully, "Can you believe he's having trouble with science?" She turned, and started to walk away, "I'll see you later Dib!"
Dib stood there in shock... Did that just happen? Did THAT just happen? He looked across the playground and saw Bernadette and Zim sitting at the lunch tables, Zim's eyes fixed on Bernadette. "But Bernadette! He's an alien!" He yelled, but Bernadette didn't hear him, she was with Zim, and it wouldn't had been that way if he just left life as it was.
By: Kari T.
Chapter 4
"So you like nice guys?" Zim asked.
"Well yeah... Don't you think it would be better to have universal peace, rather than universal hatred?" She looked at Zim, who just stared at her, "OK, so maybe you don't agree... but that's my opinion." They reached Bernadette's house, she walked through the gate, "I just wish everyone else felt the same way."
Zim watched her walk into the small blue colored home, he stood there for a while, then said to himself, "I guess she'll never fall for a guy like me then..." he walked down the street towards his house. Yes it was true, Zim had a crush on Bernadette, just like Dib had.
The next day, Dib sat on the couch watching reruns of "Mysterious Mysteries of Strange Mystery". He kept thinking about what happened the other afternoon. It was eating him up, why did she run like that? Does she now hate him? Maybe if he waited just a little longer, Bernadette wouldn't have ran away like that. But it was over and done with, there was no turning back time to change things, or was there?
Dib rushed to his dad's lab. He quickly uncovered a large machine, labeled "Membrane's Time Machine". He stepped in it, set the date, hour, and place, and pushed the "Go" button. There was a flash, and the machine, and Dib were gone. Shortly after, Gaz came down the stairs, holding a portable phone, "Dib, Bernadette's on the phone and she wants to know if you would like to-- He's not in here... hmm,"Gaz said looking around the lab, she then spoke into the phone, "Sorry Bernadette, he's not here..."
Dib popped up in his room, and found his past self laying in bed, "Get up!" Dib shouted. He watched as he saw his past self become startled, and fell out of bed, "What's going on!" cried the past Dib.
"I've come from the future! From just tomorrow! Listen, you love Bernadette right?"
"Yes, of course!"
"What ever you do, do not bring up the subject of love today."
"What will happen?"
"Just don't! OK?"
"Well, all right."
"Good!" Dib rushed back into the time machine, "Remember! Don't mention love!" And with that, the time machine was gone.
Dib then returned to present time, praying that what he had just did worked. So then he and Bernadette would be friends, and he would get a second chance, so he can be Bernadette's love, and she could be his.
The next day at skool, Dib walked over to Bernadette during recess, "So, yesterday? It was good, yes?"
"What? Oh, yes Zim was great."
"Zim? What are you talking about?" Dib asked confused.
"Remember? When we were walking home, we ran into Zim. We thought he was up to something evil, but it turned out he just wanted to talk to us..."
"What?"
"And then, Zim confessed to me that he had a crush on me."
"WHAT?!"
"And then he asked me if I wanted to go to the Ice Cream Parlor... we went, and it was great!"
"OK, let me get this straight... you and Zim are--"
"Bernadette!" Zim called from across the black top.
"Oh, I gotta go Dib! I promised Zim I'd help him with his homework!" Bernadette said cheerfully, "Can you believe he's having trouble with science?" She turned, and started to walk away, "I'll see you later Dib!"
Dib stood there in shock... Did that just happen? Did THAT just happen? He looked across the playground and saw Bernadette and Zim sitting at the lunch tables, Zim's eyes fixed on Bernadette. "But Bernadette! He's an alien!" He yelled, but Bernadette didn't hear him, she was with Zim, and it wouldn't had been that way if he just left life as it was.