1 Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Invader Zim. Jhonen Vasquez does.. Only character in this story I own is Kyt.

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Chapter 3:

Both Dib and Zim looked at the bushes, both scared at what was in there, uncertain. They watched as the bushes rustled some more and the growls grew louder

"Zim.. You're not doing that are you..?"

'Are you crazy! I didn't do anything! Why would I try to scare myself!?'

Zim stepped back, looking behind him, looking for the fastest way back to his base.

The growls grew louder still and from the shadows of the bush came a dark amber glow, two of them. That was the only thing visible of the 'creature' standing before them.

Dib looked at the 'eyes' now terrified "Oh man.. Zim.. I suggest running right about now…"

Zim was way ahead of him, running for his life from the eyes 'AHHH!!!!' he didn't know what it was, but it scared him

Dib saw him and ran started running after Zim, catching up easily. "AHHH!!!"

From the bush, at a run, appears a large dog like creature about the size of a Great Dane, though sleeker and muscled for fast, agile motion. Its fur is long and a midnight black, under-belly marked silver. Its eyes are a deep, dark amber, glowing against the black fur of its eyes.

Dib looked back, hearing the clacking of the dog's claws on the pavement, just a short distance behind them

"Oh GOD!!! IT'S A DOG!!!" *speeds up so he is running at Zim's side

'A DOG!?!?' looks back 'AHHH!!! What kinda DOG! Is THAT!?!?'

The wolf followed them, swift and easily, not even panting, and seemingly enjoying the chase.

Dib looked back again, right at a point when the wolf ran under a street light "It's a WOLF!"

'Wolf?' Looks back as well, but only sees the dark eyes and silhouette

"Yeah! A WOLF!!" speeds up more, the wolf was almost on top of them

Zim didn't dare look back at the wolf. 'AHH!! DON'T EAT ME!!! EAT DIB!!!!' *trips Dib and races on ahead, leaving Dib alone to face the wolf.

Dib crashed to the ground hard, his face hitting the pavement hard. The impact cause him to get a large scrape across his chin and he could taste blood in his mouth. He started to get up again, but froze, feeling the warm breath of the wolf on the back of his neck, sending chills down his spine. He shut his eyes, expecting to feel the long fangs of the wolf over him bury themselves into him, maul him, and leave him dead.

Nothing happened…..

The wolf stood over him, sniffed at him, then, as Dib froze and Zim fled, it slunk away and disappeared into the shadows, as if it was never there. It left no trace of itself.

Dib heard the claws tap against the pavement and turn to the soft rain pattering sounds on the ground around him. His only reminders of this night, a large scrape over his mouth and they memory of what he had seen.

"a wolf?"

He goes home, exhausted and upset. Zim had tried again to kill him, and yet again failed. He was alive to face Zim tomorrow.

Zim ran home, thankful he had bathed in paste

'Too bad it didn't eat him…'